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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Compton, California — Chess is a game of make-believe kings and queens, pawns and rooks. So what does that have to do with real ...

The children sit on the floor, mildly wiggling, as their teacher starts the class. "Today's lesson is getting you to find the pressure point," David Brooks begins, talking so fast that it sounds like ...

People of all ages enjoy playing chess, but does it make you smarter? Some may wonder about this, and we are here to say, "Yes, it does!" We think kids do think more strategically after a chess game.

Chess player McKenzie Tongg, 10, middle, analyzes a move made by her brother, Hunter, 13, against their coach Cornelius Rubsamen at the Tonggs’ residence in Nuuanu. McKenzie and Hunter, plus their dad ...

Eight-year-old Justin Friedlander enjoys playing football, eating ice cream and crushing German kids in international chess tournaments. The third grader, who is learning two years above his grade ...

One Spring Lake Heights eighth-grader is excelling in one of the world’s most classically-enjoyed strategic board games: ...