The game of chess has many assets. Hundreds of millions of players and growing worldwide. An unrivaled intellectual cachet. A history that stretches back 15 centuries. What the game of chess doesn’t ...

Marie Saavedra joined the CBS2 Chicago news team in October 2020 as an anchor. She grew up in Evanston and is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism. CHICAGO (CBS) -- While video games may ...

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In the midst of an ongoing national chess boom, a Whitney Young Magnet High School student started tutoring other students on how to play the game in his apartment courtyard. Then struck by the ...

Some talented chess players faced off Tuesday at Chicago's Harold Washington Library. The chess players are seasoned competitors, and they're all still students in the Chicago Public Schools. Trophies ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At the home of the White Sox, they weren't playing ball on Wednesday. Instead, they were playing chess. But this was no ordinary tournament. It was a chance for Chicago Public School ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 400 of Chicago’s inner city youth will be gathering at the De La Salle Institute, 3434 South Michigan Avenue, on Saturday, January 19, 2019 to compete for seven ...

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The movie “Cadillac Records” tells the story of the artists behind Chicago’s famous Chess Records. Notably, Beyonce plays Etta James, Jeffrey Wright brings Muddy Waters to life and Mos Def duckwalks ...

Co-founder of Chicago-based Chess Records Phil Chess died at the age of 95. Several famous artists recorded with the company including Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and ...

It was "checkmate" for dozens of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students challenging police officers from districts across the city at an annual chess tournament. Now in its seventh year, the Kids and ...