Record-setting chess prodigies are getting younger An 8-year-old recently beat a 37-year-old grandmaster. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with ChessKid.com's Mike Klein about the new generation of whiz kids.

A Brooklyn teenager, Jessica Hyatt, has made history by becoming the highest-rated African American female chess player.

India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China's Ding Liren. Gukesh surpassed a record held ...

The story of how 9-year-old Tani Adewumi became a chess prodigy begins nearly five years ago, in a print shop in Abuja, Nigeria. Tani's father, Kayode Adewumi, owned the shop, and printed ...

Teen chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 16, scored a major upset over the weekend, becoming the youngest person to beat the world's No. 1 player, Magnus Carlsen. Praggnanandhaa, who is often ...

1993 Chess film 'Searching For Bobby Fischer' was based on the true-life story of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin, who has since left the game. Find out why and what Waitzkin is up to now.

American Jeffery Xiong won the World Junior Chess Championship in India at the age of 15 last month, the first American to win the title since 1997. Even in a game known for prodigies, his rise ...

Chess prodigy Anvi Deepak Hinge received a hero's welcome aboard an Indigo flight when she was returning from the Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 in Bangkok.

An 8-year-old recently beat a 37-year-old grandmaster. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with ChessKid.com's Mike Klein about the new generation of whiz kids.

India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China's Ding Liren. Gukesh surpassed a record held ...