The amount of teenagers and young adults picking up online chess has skyrocketed in the past several months, flooding the popular chess playing website, Chess.com. However, new users find themselves puzzled: what sparked their recent interest in chess? KCSB’s Jennifer Zwigl has the story.

Why are More Teens and Young Adults Playing Chess?

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