Lea Michele to Exit ‘Chess’ on Broadway in June

Lea Michele will end her run in Broadway’s “Chess” this summer. The “Glee” star will leave the production on June 21, 2026.
Ancient Origins

Medieval Chess Disregarded Racial Boundaries

A new study reveals that medieval chess was a powerful vehicle for promoting racial harmony. While contemporary medieval art often depicted non-white individuals in extreme roles, representations of ...

Medieval chess was more inclusive than the world around it

Chess is widely seen as a great equalizer. Players from every social, racial, and economic class have squared off across the ...

Medieval chess promoted racial harmony and mutual respect, say historians

Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial ...

Choreographer Lorin Latarro on Modernizing ‘Chess,’ Empowering Her Female Ensemble During ‘One Night in Bangkok’ and the Dance Move that Took Six Hours …

The show is set amid the Cold War and follows Freddie Trumper (Tveit) and a Soviet chess champion, Anatoly Sergievsky ...