How a Free Chess Club Is Bringing a Community Together

The Balanced Rook Chess Club is a free and social gathering for chess players of all abilities at Wackadoo Brewing. The club ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

She’d love to see more women play chess, and maybe join her for a game over a beer

Julia Gale is one of the co-founders of Beers by the Bay Chess & Social, a social club started with co-founders Mark Laturno and Aidan Ryan in 2024. It works just like the name says—they meet up each ...
St. Louis Magazine

St. Louis hosts the nation’s top chess players at the 2026 American Cup

Fame, glory, and cold hard cash are on the line this week at an elite level of competition: the 2026 American Cup at the Saint Louis Chess Club. “It’s the crème de la crème of the American chess world ...