They don’t call it the Game of Kings for nothing. Two Brooklyn schools swept two New York City chess tournaments Jan. 12, proving that, when it comes to the game of kings, Kings County is, well, king.

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Whatever happened to chess? Remember Bobby Fischer versus Boris Spassky? The 1972 "Match of the Century"? It had the world transfixed as the Cold War was distilled into a world championship as intense ...

Left: Magnus Carlsen, 26, at the World Chess Championship’s opening gala at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Right: Sergey Karjakin, 26, tests the overhead lights in the playing hall. Watching an ...

Brainy prom-date seekers are all atwitter – the kings of high-school chess are back in Brooklyn. Edward R. Murrow HS’s nationally renowned chess team returned home triumphant yesterday after whipping ...

They don’t call it the Game of Kings for nothing. Two Brooklyn schools swept two New York City chess tournaments Jan. 12, proving that, when it comes to the game of kings, Kings County is, well, king.

The coach paced like an expectant father. Three of his players already had won their last matches, and a national championship rested on the shoulders of the fourth. And very broad shoulders they were ...

One needs more than just grit and determination to be a World Champion, especially in the game of chess. Here's a look at the league of extraordinary World Champions in the chequered history of the ...