He returns here Sunday on his own. But rather than thrown down raps on a microphone, GZA will be freestyling on chess boards. Wu-Tang’s passion for chess as an analog to life has long been a ...

GZA, from the Wu-Tang Clan, asked Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott to pick a group of students to play games of chess against him while he's in town. "Chess is an important thing for children," GZA said.

On Friday, the Mortal Kombat rapid chess tournament was held at the Albuquerque Institute for Mathematics and Science, in partnership with Wu-Tang Management. Competitors of all ages participated ...