ST. LOUIS — Webster University has ended its highly acclaimed Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) chess program, citing financial and VISA issues. Over the course of 14 years, the ...

When Trevor Plizga moved to Bennington four years ago, he brought with him a simple pitch, "Let me teach your kids chess." ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NBA champion and Louisville native Rajon Rondo is going beyond the court to help kids focus on mind, body and spirit with a new chess program. The Rondo Academy is launching the ...

Citing a lack of funding and a decline in international student enrollment, Webster University has disbanded its top-ranking chess team and program, leaving a number of students — some of the world’s ...

One of the most dominant dynasties in college chess history won’t be coming back for the fall semester. In a stunning development, St. Louis-based Webster University announced it was eliminating its ...

Webster University is eliminating its renowned chess program—which has spawned multiple grandmasters—citing student visa issues and funding, The St. Louis Business Journal reported. Webster ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Wichita organization is using chess to teach young children life skills. Students at Holy Savior Catholic Academy are mastering chess through the Mentors and Masters Youth ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Chess is becoming a popular activity at Holy Savior Catholic Academy in Wichita. Every Tuesday at 10 a.m., the Masters and Mentors organization visits the school to teach the ...

The young chess player reached instinctively toward his threatened king, scanning the board for safe haven — until his instructor stepped in with a question. “If you move your king out of check, what ...

Black-and-white chess pieces move with precision as Garcia Elementary School fifth grader Elyza Camargo studies the chessboard, already thinking two steps ahead. During a recent after-school day, a ...