You can even earn one in journalism. But it wasn't until now that the Boy Scouts organization finally made chess a merit badge option. And, as it turns out, chess-loving Boy Scouts have Rex and ...

ROCK SPRINGS — In order to complete their chess merit badges, Scouts BSA Robert Roswell, of Troop 86, and Chloe Hager, of Troop 307, played a game of chess at Scoutmaster Vera Trefethen’s home ...

During the event, 183 merit badges were earned from among 11 choices, including space exploration, citizenship in the world, first aid, chess, American business, American heritage, scholarship ...

For starters, the KC Chess Club offers a merit badge class for Boy Scouts, summer youth camps, and lessons for players of all ages. They have a few levels of memberships, starting at $70 for the ...