chess

A Crenshaw District resident is set out to diversify and electrify chess through community-based chess tournaments featuring live entertainment, performances – even candle wax chess pieces.

A Crenshaw District resident is set out to diversify and electrify chess. Video broadcast Friday March 24, 2023 on Today in LA.

There’s a culture of playing chess within the Black community, but for a long time, Black players, especially Black women, haven’t felt welcome in mainstream, competitive spaces. NBCLX storyteller Mackenzie Behm explores the lives of several young chess players, the opportunities the game has provided them — and why chess history is about to be made.