FOX8’s Alex Schneider shows you how to play chess instead of checkers

Think chess is just for geniuses? Well, think again. Thanks to a social media explosion, millions of people are picking up a chessboard for the first time. In this week’s edition of Teach Me ...
Education Week

How Playing Chess Can Boost Academic Learning

Corrected: A previous version of this article referenced the International Chess Federation acronym as ICF. The acronym is FIDE. There are 25 million kids worldwide who play chess competitively, ...
WYFF

'Musical Chess': How students are learning chess through song and dance

LEARNING TO MASTER CHESS BOARD BEFORE BASIC MATH. AALIYAH PHILLIPS SHOWS US HOW SOME CLASSROOMS ARE USING MUSIC TO TEACH KIDS AS YOUNG AS THREE YEARS OLD HOW TO PLAY THE GAME. IT’S NOT YOUR AVERAGE ...
The Cougar

Chess: The mental stimulant that’s actually good for you

Doomscrolling may feel relaxing, but it slowly erodes your focus. So how do you protect your brain? The answer is simple: chess.
Entrepreneur

‘Make Chess as Accessible as Possible’: Duolingo’s Next Move Is Teaching Users How to Play Chess

Duolingo is a popular language learning app with 103.6 million monthly active users. The company announced on Tuesday that it is testing a new chess course. Duolingo plans to roll out the chess course ...
Parents on MSN

Teaching babies chess might sound wild—but this champion makes a compelling case

Levy Rozman wrote a book that introduces infants to the chess board. But he doesn't just want parents to teach their kids the ...
Hosted on MSN

'Make Chess as Accessible as Possible': Duolingo's Next Move Is Teaching Users How to Play Chess

Want to join the 600 million people worldwide who play chess? Duolingo, the popular language learning app known for its gamified short lesson format, announced on Tuesday that it has started early ...