It’s 4 o’clock on Sunday evening when people start to trickle in to the Cooperative Chess Cultural Center on the east side of Columbus. John Hoffman is the first to arrive. At 81 years old, he’s a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – It might not garner the accolades or attention that football or basketball state titles do, but championships for high school and middle school chess competitors will be held ...

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — A call out to the community for chess players reached its targeted audience, and then some. Strangers met for the first time over a friendly game of chess Tuesday afternoon in ...

Those intereested are invited to join International Chess Master and 15-time Ohio Chess Champion Calvin Blocker for a special simultaneous chess exhibition from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 22 at Willoughby ...

AKRON – The Akron Open Chess tournament will be held on Dec. 4 at the City of Joy Church at 610 W. Exchange St. Divisions include: Under 1900, Under 1,500, Under 1,200 and Novice. U.S. Chess ...

LIMA — Eugene “Chess Man” Brown envisions life as a chess game: The most successful players think before they move. “You know the difference between a master chess player and the average chess player?