Springtime is upon us, and with it, scrappy chess players return to the urban landscapes of America’s cities. In Boston, they play at Harvard Square. In New York, they play in Washington Square Park.

Inaugural chair John Fish P’13, ’18 completed his term and was succeeded by Marc Seidner ’88 and Susan Martinelli Shea ’76 University President William P. Leahy, S.J.., with new Board of Regents ...