What does a CT mayor do when no longer mayor? Stratford's Hoydick is 'not ruling out anything'

After eight years, Republican Laura Hoydick's time running Stratford is over with her loss to Democrat David Chess Nov. 4.
Yakima Herald

It Happened Here: Valley responded to Pearl Harbor with acts of patriotism, along with suspicion of Japanese community

Differences of opinion will be forgotten as Americans all, realize that their institutions and their way of life have been ...
PBS

Chess is surging in popularity among all ages. Here’s why

Chess is a centuries-old game that’s enjoying new popularity with young people. The renewed interest has created demand for more online content, and international chess master and commentator Levy ...
Yahoo

This chess teacher quit his full-time job to become a streamer: 'It's become [the primary source of income]'

Though many industries suffered in 2020 as a result of lockdowns and quarantine orders nationwide, others capitalized on the shift to spending more time indoors, at home and online. Unsurprisingly, ...
The Virginian-Pilot

She’s a chess champion who can barely see the board

Have you heard this story before? Girl has rough start in life, discovers chess. She becomes a United States champion. She studies Russian. And now she needs to find a way to get to Russia to play ...
Washington Times

Rising U.S. chess stars bring home the hardware at world junior tourney

There are still a couple of days left to turn things around, but the consensus seems to be building that 2020 will not go down as a banner year. Chess was not exactly spared: tournaments big and ...
Forbes

How The Queen’s Gambit Brought Sexy Back To Chess

Since its Netflix debut in October, The Queen’s Gambit has delivered record-setting viewership numbers. Sixty-two million member accounts watched the seven-episode limited series over the first 28 ...
The Garden Island

Waimea resident is Hawaii’s Chess Player of the Year

The Queen’s Gambit is a Netflix series about a young chess prodigy, Beth Harmon. It parallels the real-life story of American prodigy Bobby Fischer, who battled the great Soviet chess machine almost ...
Sentinel & Enterprise

Wachusett Chess Club turns 60

FITCHBURG – The Wachusett Chess Club is celebrating 60 years of playing chess. The present day club was officially formed in February of 1960 at the Lt. Laurence S. Ayer Veterans of Foreign Wars post ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

How A Blind Kansas City Chess Champion Outmaneuvers Obstacles Like Poverty

When playing chess on a screen, Lauser has to hold the device at a particular angle in order to see any information. In the year since Jessica Lauser moved to Kansas City, she's helped the 39th-seeded ...
gematsu

Auto Chess for PS4 now available in Early Access

Following a delay from its initially planned October 31 release date, the PlayStation 4 version of Auto Chess is now available via the PlayStation Store in an Early Access “Founder’s Pack” for $9.99.
USNI

Marine Infantry Training Shifts From ‘Automaton’ to Thinkers, as School Adds Chess to the Curriculum

Infantry Training Battalion instructors play chess in their instructor ready room at School of Infantry-West at Camp Pendleton, Calif. US Marine Corps photo. The Marine Corps is about to revolutionize ...