Initial Pawn move: When a pawn is still in its initial position, i.e. on the 2nd rank as white and the 7th rank as black, we have the option of moving the pawn ahead by two squares instead of one ...

Vincent Hubbard played chess in prison as an escape. Now he plays $20 games on the streets of South L.A. and competes in tournaments to find a new path forward.

on the board, calculation and clarity are essential. Timing determines whether one should push the Pawn directly, support its queening square with our King, or block the opponent's King's path.

Since 2013, the Bronx-based youth chess club, Project Pawn, has helped thousands of students in public schools find themselves through the game of chess. "We do want every kid to learn how to play ...

Maya McFadden photo "One, two, three... Chess!" “ If your pawn game is good, you can do so much.” So teaches Edward Trimble during an afterschool program he runs through his nonprofit S.P.O.R.T.