Chess

A 10-year-old chess prodigy who overcame homelessness has won the title of National Chess Master.

Trevor Noah will produce a film about an 8-year-old chess prodigy who overcame homelessness.

Matt Bevin is running for reelection in Kentucky.

After spending two years living in a shelter, 8-year-old New York State chess champion Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family now have a home.

Matt Bevin is receiving serious backlash.

Cahree Myrick, 12, has become the first-ever individual national youth chess champion in Baltimore, Maryland after a major victory in his division at the United States Chess Federation SuperNationals.

A pilot program chess club helps Ferguson students heal. Organizers are seeing dramatic improvements.

Three young African American chess players from the New York City area have each become masters before their 13th birthdays. Fewer than 2 percent of the 47,000 members of the United States Chess Federation are masters — and just 13 of them are under the age of 14. See Also: Who Will Host The Oscars […]

NEW YORK — James Black Jr. is making all the right moves! Black hopes to beat the record for the youngest American chess grandmaster, which is currently held at 14. The Daily News reports: Black led the chess team from Intermediate School 318 in Williamsburg to national championships in both the K-8 and K-9 divisions […]