Every so often a chess piece is moved from one square to another, a hand strikes a clock and the action is recorded in a ...

Liam Blackburn, left, plays a game of chest with Courtney Zajac during L.A. Chess Club's April 4 meetup. The pair met at the event the week prior and planned to meet at the next event. "I haven't ...

Liam Blackburn, left, plays a game of chess with Courtney Zajac during L.A. Chess Club's April 4 meetup. The pair met at the event the week before and planned to meet at the next event. "I haven't ...

There is a singular misery to trying your very best, after months of training, only to be crushed by a 6-year-old. Last December, I spent a cloudy day holed up at the Mechanics' Institute, a venerable ...