Chess is going underwater in the Central West End. The Saint Louis Chess Club is hosting a high-energy diving chess ...

Nakya Pearson discovered the joy of playing chess as a student in the Hazelwood, Mo., school district. But when the 14-year-old transferred to nearby Ferguson-Florissant schools three years ago, she ...

ST. LOUIS — Sunday was the final day of an inaugural weekend chess tournament put on by the local Italian landmark Piazza Imo on the Hill and the Saint Louis Chess Club. It’s their first fall ...

Long before The Queen’s Gambit caused a chess boom, St. Louis was already a hub for fans of the game. While chess historians debate an official starting point, Tony Rich, executive director of the St.

ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Chess Championships are taking place in the Central West End this week. “You have, in total, 24 of the nation’s best players involved in this event,” Grandmaster Anastasiya ...

ST. LOUIS – The Guinness World Record for the largest chess piece currently belongs to St. Louis, but there appears to be a checkmate with another challenger. A 20-foot tall chess piece stands in ...

We're seeing headlines today about an entire college championship team moving from one school to another. And though the story's about two months old, it's still so unusual and has enough interesting ...