They throw a mean “check” right hook. It’s April 18 and Max Medley is having an amateur sparring session at the inaugural ...

Many New Yorkers braved the cold — on a Saturday morning, no less — to join Wemby for a chess game. The event caught the attention of curious pedestrians, who stopped by and captured it on their ...

Tunde Onakoya, a chess champion, aims to break the global record for the longest chess marathon in New York City’s Times Square. Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children's education across ...

They’re all kings and queens! Students at the Rosalyn Yalow Charter School in the South Bronx — where 22% of pupils are homeless and nearly all are economically disadvantaged — just won a New York ...

Chess titan Magnus Carlsen quit a pair of tournaments in New York Friday after the sport’s governing body told him he couldn’t wear jeans while participating in his matches. The International Chess ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Nigerian Chess Player In New York Just Played For 60 Hours Straight, Breaking A World Record | Photo: Jacques Julien via ...

Not for a game of basketball, but a game of chess. That's what San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama posted on X Saturday morning to his 364,000 followers: "Who wants to meet me at the SW ...

While the eyes of the nation – indeed, the whole world – are riveted for the next 30 days on the spectacle of our quadrennial presidential race, here in New York City there is an intricate political ...

Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in basketball, though. Wemby was playing chess. And this wasn't on a whim ...