When it comes to chess, psychological scientists have concluded that practice is necessary to get to the master level -- but it's not enough. There has to be something else that sets apart the people ...

Even for someone who’s super smart, becoming a skilled chess player requires lots and lots of practice. By the same token, practice isn’t everything. New research in the journal Proceedings of the ...

Chess, the eminently cerebral game, is even thought provoking in ways unrelated to the movement of pieces on the board. Can you become a talented or great player simply by practicing relentlessly? Or ...

The single round swiss-system 2015 Forbes Burnham Memorial Chess Tournament ends this afternoon. For the selected few participants who accumulated the most number of points after five rounds, the ride ...

Intelligence - and not just relentless practice - may play a significant role in determining your chess skills, a comprehensive new study has found. Chess is probably the single most studied domain in ...

Magnus Carlsen has shared why he is not returning to deliberate practice in chess despite a recent dip in form, stating that his priorities have shifted as he prepares to welcome a child with his wife ...

Detroit— The pint-sized chess champions silently stare at their boards, envisioning their next moves. Knights and pawns, rooks and queens rule when the students at University Prep Science and Math ...

For years, Hamilton School students found a home at lunch or after school playing chess with a coach or a friend. Now, some of the players have a state title to show for it. The Novato school’s chess ...