David Bradley spends most weekends engaged in intense chess matches with his 15-year-old daughter, Zoe. They stare at the board for hours and plot their next moves, consumed by a new shared pastime.

While girls discover chess for many reasons, two South Florida women chess masters stand out in the sport’s crowd of mostly men. Chess, which has been around for about 1,500 years, has been a ...

Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon in “The Queen’s Gambit.” An eBay official said the company had recorded a 215 percent increase in chess set and accessory sales since the show debuted in ...