Maxim Perkhounkov sat in a corner of the Wedge on Feb. 10, a green and white chessboard on the table in front of him. The Russian-born University of Iowa senior was focused and engaged in a game of ...

James Hodina, the president of the nonprofit organization Chess in Iowa, helped Saleem to reinstate the club and provided chess sets and time clocks. “I was a high-school student who attended the UI ...

URBANA — The University of Illinois is hosting a new chess tournament later this month.The event, called the Treasure Chess K-12 Scholastic Tournament, runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.