June 2017

Photo Dora Leticia Martinez FLORIDA (USA) - The FIDE World Junior Chess Championship began on June 23rd, 2017 at the Park Inn by Radisson in Kissimmee...
The winner’s name mirrors the 9th World Champion, Tigran V. Petrosian, nicknamed “Iron Tigran”, a great player known for his nearly impenetrable...
Alex Onischuk, Photo GM Khachiyan The United States entry in the 2017 World Team Championship has spent the first half of the competition stumbling...
Garry Kasparov making the ceremonial first move at the opening event of this year's Grand Chess Tour in Paris The Big three of American chess, GMs...
GM Sam Sevian, our new Continental Champ Photo Federación Colombiana de Ajedrez. GM Sam Sevian won the 2017 Continental Championship held in Medellin...
GM Tigran Petrosian, Photo Tim Hanks Congrats to GM Tigran Petrosian for winning clear first at the National Open in Las Vegas, with a score of 5/6...
March, 1993: my father, me, and my newborn Clarissa Root This is my first Father’s Day without a father, as my dad, Wallace M. Rudolph, died on March...
Going into day three of the National Open in Las Vegas, the Main Event of the Las Vegas Chess Festival, three players are tied for the lead. GMs Illia...
Altibox Norway Chess, the strongest classical tournament of the year, featured an outstanding performance by Levon Aronian, who took clear first by a...
Last year's National Open Champion Ruifeng Li with organizer Janelle Losoff and GM Daniel Fridman.Photo Tim Hanks The crown jewel of the Las Vegas...
The World Team Championships and World Women's Team Championships begin this week in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (June 17-27).World Junior Champion...
Kick off the summer with these checkmate puzzles composed by GM Pal Benko. Can you solve all six?