World Championship challenger Sergey Karjakin, Photo Brian C. Glover New York City, the commercial center of the US bustled around the Fulton Market...
November 2016
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Photo Maria Yassakova courtesy Agon We traveled from South Florida to New York City to visit the World Chess Championship underway at the Fulton...
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Gregory Cross of San Antonio, Texas has won CCLA’s 2012 Grand National. For those unfamiliar with the Grand National, it is a two-round event with...
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Chess Life editor Daniel Lucas reports on the sights and events surrounding the first World Championship match to be held in the U.S. in 21 years...
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Reigning Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, Actor, host Adrian Grenier and Chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin attend 2016...
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World Championship matches can change history, creating many of the greatest games ever played, showcasing the fascinating struggles and stories of...
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GM Alexander Shabalov scored 4 ½ out of 5 and took clear first at the 20th Eastern Chess Congress held at the Dolce Hotel in Basking Ridge, NJ from...
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GMs Sam Sevian and Ray Robson, the Spice Cup Co-Champions. Photo Paul Truong A few weeks ago I traveled to Saint Louis for the annually held SPICE Cup...
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GM Irina Krush, with gold medalist Rochelle Wu carrying Tianna Wang I'm sure that everyone by now knows that the US team did AMAZING in Batumi...
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Carlsen and Karjakin, Photo Cathy Rogers On Friday November 11 in New York, Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin will commence battle for the world...
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While we’re all looking forward to the upcoming World Championship Match, beginning on November 11th, we’ll simultaneously have the chance to watch...
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I can trace nearly every peak rating I’ve ever had to the time I spent studying a specific book. A good chess book holds an entire world of...