The 2013 U.S. and Women's Chess Championships are under way in St. Louis, Missouri. Host Michel Martin speaks with two of the competition's youngest players. Kayden Troff is the current under-14 World ...

You may have seen him with his chess set at the Starbucks on Padre Island. His name is Phil Shaw and he loves teaching the art of chess to other people. But, he wasn't always a chess pro. “Mostly ...

Dennis J. Carroll Kian Morgan, 7, of Taos sat on the bleachers next to his mom Monday licking his wounds and the icing on a consolation chocolate cupcake after being quickly dispatched to the ...

Lexington is known for many things — its history, its picturesque center, and its lengthy Town Meetings. Increasingly, the town is also developing a reputation as a hotbed of chess talent. Five of the ...