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9th Annual New York State Girls Championship Breaks Attendance Records

The 9th Annual New York State Girls Championship was held November 15-16, hosted by Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School on the Upper West Side in...

Russia Wins FIDE World Women's Team Championship, China Eliminates USA in Quarterfinals

The FIDE team (Russia) won the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, winning both matches over an underdog Azerbaijan team — which finished...

GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025)

Update, Oct. 24, 2025: Naroditsky was a Chess Life columnist from June 2014 through March 2020. All of his columns can be downloaded here in a single...

US Chess Offices Closed Noon Nov 26 through Nov 30

US Chess offices will be closed beginning at noon CST on Wednesday, November 26 for Thanksgiving. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. CST on Monday...

Team USA Qualifies for FIDE World Women's Team Championship Quarterfinals

With its third-place finish in Group A, Team USA qualified for the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, held from Nov. 17...

No Chalk, Three New Candidates Guaranteed as World Cup Heads to Semifinals

The upsets kept coming in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. With Chinese GM Wei Yi’s elimination of second-seeded Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi...

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9th Annual New York State Girls Championship Breaks Attendance Records The 9th Annual New York State Girls Championship was held November 15-16, hosted by Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School on the Upper West Side in...
Russia Wins FIDE World Women's Team Championship, China Eliminates USA in Quarterfinals The FIDE team (Russia) won the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, winning both matches over an underdog Azerbaijan team — which finished...
GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025) Update, Oct. 24, 2025: Naroditsky was a Chess Life columnist from June 2014 through March 2020. All of his columns can be downloaded here in a single...
US Chess Offices Closed Noon Nov 26 through Nov 30 US Chess offices will be closed beginning at noon CST on Wednesday, November 26 for Thanksgiving. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. CST on Monday...
Team USA Qualifies for FIDE World Women's Team Championship Quarterfinals With its third-place finish in Group A, Team USA qualified for the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, held from Nov. 17...
No Chalk, Three New Candidates Guaranteed as World Cup Heads to Semifinals The upsets kept coming in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. With Chinese GM Wei Yi’s elimination of second-seeded Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi...