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...
June 2017
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The winner’s name mirrors the 9th World Champion, Tigran V. Petrosian, nicknamed “Iron Tigran”, a great player known for his nearly impenetrable...
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Alex Onischuk, Photo GM Khachiyan The United States entry in the 2017 World Team Championship has spent the first half of the competition stumbling...
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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...
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GM Sam Sevian, our new Continental Champ Photo Federación Colombiana de Ajedrez. GM Sam Sevian won the 2017 Continental Championship held in Medellin...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Altibox Norway Chess, the strongest classical tournament of the year, featured an outstanding performance by Levon Aronian, who took clear first by a...
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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...
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The World Team Championships and World Women's Team Championships begin this week in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (June 17-27).World Junior Champion...
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Kick off the summer with these checkmate puzzles composed by GM Pal Benko. Can you solve all six?