chess

Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth.

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans to conform to a strict dress code.

Ten-year-old Max Lu, from Greenwich, Connecticut is going to Greece this week to represent the U.S. at the 2015 World Youth Chess Championship.Lu started…