When we first heard about chess boxing, we thought it was a joke. Chess boxing? Could it really be a thing? Turns out, it is, and it's just what it sounds like: alternate rounds of chess and boxing.

Crush the opponent for a quick checkmate. Or force the opponent into a situation to either lose or take an unsalvageable position. Sunny Hills High School senior Sean Manross, 17, used the first ...

Junior Jaewon Kim shifted in his seat, staring down at the black and white chess board as he thought hard about what his next move would be. With time running out, he quickly advanced his rook up the ...

Each weekday morning, before he goes to into work as Information Technologies Manager for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio, Dunlap stops at one of the schools, as well as after school on Wednesdays ...

Grand Street in Hoboken was hot with competition when more than 40 chess players of all ages went head-to-head in a tournament Sunday at the Play! Hoboken facility. The competition marked the club’s ...

For a long time he stares at the board across from his opponent, without a timer and without saying a word. The only noises in the room are the rustling of Daniel’s synthetic pants and the heavy ...

You may have seen him with his chess set at the Starbucks on Padre Island. His name is Phil Shaw and he loves teaching the art of chess to other people. But, he wasn't always a chess pro. “Mostly ...

Chess, a game that can be traced back at least 1,500 years, is suddenly one of the coolest games topping wish lists this holiday season and retailers are struggling to keep it in stock. The game’s ...

For the second year in a row, at the University of the Sciences Athletic Recreation Center, more than 300 Philadelphia youth from at least 20 different schools across the region competed in more than ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Blair Hanley Frank on Jan 24, 2014 at 12:38 pm October 3, 2017 at ...

Chess enthusiasts watch World Chess champion Garry Kasparov on a television monitor as he holds his head in his hands at the start of the sixth and final match 11 May against IBM\'s Deep Blue computer ...