Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...

RACINE — Chess pieces advance — and so do youths who play it, believes Ed Larkin, the driving force behind the upcoming Mayor’s Chess Challenge. The new event, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday on Monument ...