In Dan Starbuck Pelletier’s program, the only kings and pawns in the room move on a black-and-white checkerboard. The playing field that exists outside the room is leveled to make way for the world’s ...

It is the sort of thing that would send Bobby Fischer into a tirade. Here, in the first round of the Maryland Scholastic Chess Championship, Patrick Allen’s chessboard – the plastic roll-up kind – is ...

Fifth-grader Owen Johnston considers his options during a game of chess Thursday at Greenmont Elementary School. Students in Kevin Mace’s STEAM class learned how to play chess this past week in ...