Since 2011, all children in Armenia from six to eight years old have had compulsory chess lessons. For one boy it's paying off, reports Emma Levine. I was trapped. Surrounded on all sides, and there ...

Rachel Reeves has been a keen chess player throughout her life but her credentials are now coming under scrutiny - Wenn/Alamy The Old French term “exchequer” comes from the chequered tablecloth on ...

"Hola, ajedrez" means "Hello, chess" in Spanish. You've always been able to learn Spanish on Duolingo. And you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app soon. Duolingo ...

Amid calls for the UK to embrace chess as an academic subject, chess enthusiasts look to Armenia, the Caucasian state that improbably dominates the chess world. By Anoosh Chakelian Last month, the ...