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You're not supposed to play chess on a Kindle, but I do it anyway

The e-ink display is perfect for chess, whether you're playing solo, online, or against the person next to you.
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How Playing Chess Can Boost Academic Learning

Corrected: A previous version of this article referenced the International Chess Federation acronym as ICF. The acronym is FIDE. There are 25 million kids worldwide who play chess competitively, ...
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Kansas City's chess scene is seriously fun. Here's where to start playing and competing

Photographed against the Kansas City skyline, David Pentimone designed his own chess set based on the New York City skyline. A few years ago, he began working on a Kansas City-inspired set. From clubs ...
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Checkmates: Chess phenoms share a college and a mastery of the ‘royal game’

In a world filled with sketchy stratagems and bad moves in every direction, the grandmasters of chess stand apart. There are fewer than 2,000 grandmasters worldwide. They play the “royal game” at the ...
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Woman playing 326 games of chess over 20 hours to try for record

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida - A Hungarian native woman is trying to set a world record by playing 326 games of chess simultaneously in Palm Beach Gardens. Chessmaster Susan Polgar who now lives in New ...