Outline of chess

Only African-American chess grandmaster wants to inspire a younger generation

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Maurice Ashley, 45, is one of just 1,000 ches grandmasters in the world. He’s also the only African-American and he’s hoping to use that status to inspire a new, younger generation of African-Americans to take up the sport.

In Armenia, schools bring chess into the classroom

August 15, 2013Development & Education

Slideshow: Learning Chess in Elementary School

August 15, 2013Sports

Chessboxing in the UK

August 15, 2013Sports

The game of chess boxing

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

World chess competition

August 14, 2013Environment

The title of “world chess champion” is up for grabs in Bonn, Germany. The two finalists – from India and from Russia — are battling through a 12-game match.

Women’s world chess competition boycott

August 14, 2013Global Politics

The women’s world chess championship is underway in Russia. Nine players are boycotting the game because of the Russia-Georgia conflict. Lisa Mullins speaks to a player, Irina Krush.

The World – Episode 20071109 – First chess-boxing world championship

August 14, 2013

The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg reports on the first-ever Chess-Boxing World Championship held this week in Berlin.