Varuzhan Akobian was a boy of only 5 years old when he discovered the game of chess. His father was his first opponent, and the match took place shortly after Akobian’s family moved to Mongolia from ...

Brahmin Brown didn’t waste any time. Peering up at a chess grandmaster through his glasses, the Hillcrest Academy second-grader raised his hand and asked — point blank — when he’d get his opportunity ...