Some parents are signing their children up for chess lessons to get a break, and to teach them how to express themselves. By Lam Thuy Vo Ellis Clifton draws a grid with yellow chalk, counting each row ...

Jamie Yuccas is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. Yuccas joined CBS News as a New York-based correspondent for CBS Newspath in August 2015. Her reporting has been featured across all CBS ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — At the Saint Louis Chess Club, every day brings new choices and more and more people are seeing value in that. "We have about a thousand members and I think 20 or 30,000 go to ...

A chessboard with black and white boxes and 32 pieces are the tools that Teglia found to face violence and marginality. He shared his method with children and teenagers from vulnerable areas and ...

Compton, California — Chess is a game of make-believe kings and queens, pawns and rooks. So what does that have to do with real life? Turns out, quite a bit. For 12-year-old Andre, chess is more than ...

Air Force veteran and former Alabama state trooper Orrin Hudson was selling cars in the 1990s when he read about people being shot over $2,400. “When I saw that story, I knew that even though the ...

LOS ANGELES- “Knights of the South Bronx,” an A&E movie premiering at 8 p.m. Tuesday, is based on a true-life tale about how a teacher used chess to inspire inner-city kids. Its star, Ted Danson, ...

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - "Choose peace instead of violence" is the challenge to the young people in metro Atlanta coming from the organization Be Someone, Inc. The group has hosted camp sessions all ...

“Chess works on character and good sportsmanship,” he said. “The kids are responsible, respectful and they build relationships.” Fazekas said chess encourages critical thinking skills, helps test ...

This story is part of WTOP’s Small Business September coverage. Each week, WTOP will be highlighting small businesses across the D.C. region, along with financial, government and other organizations ...

Chess legend Viswanathan Anand’s children’s book "Lightning Kid" shares 64 life and chess lessons from his journey, teaching ...