The carnage continued yesterday in the 6th Round of the Cairns Cup, with three decisive games and fighting chess across all boards. Fresh off her...
February 2019
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – While most kids his age were busy learning shapes and pedaling tricycles, 5-year-old Cristian Chirila was picking up his first pawn...
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The Check Is in the Mail February 2019 Somnath Mukherjee It’s a three-peat for Colorado champion Somnath Mukherjee, winning the championship in 2016...
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David MacEnulty Welcome to the February 2019 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which we talk to people and organizations that...
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GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, Photo Lennart Ootes The strongest Women's tournament on U.S. soil, the Cairns Cup (February 6-16) reached its midway point on...
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IM Eric Rosen The #1 article in Best of CLO 2018 is IM Eric Rosen for Eight Takeaways From Living as a Chess Vagabond. Judges loved his slice of life...
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Magnus Carlsen, Photo Lennart Ootes Saint Louis, MO, February 7, 2019 – The Grand Chess Tour is pleased to confirm the names of the twelve players...
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The #2 article in Best of CLO 2018 is A Perfect Triangle: GM Amanov on Coaching Raj to Gold by GM Mesgen Amanov. Judges praised Mesgen's incisive look...
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Fabiano doesn’t get to deliver checkmate very often these days, but when he does he’s ecstatic. Photo: Vanessa Sun The #3 article in Best of CLO 2018...
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From left to right: Kimberly Doo McVay (member of US Chess Women’s Committee), Rex Sinquefield (co-founder, Saint Louis Chess Club), Carol B. Meyer...
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IM Eric Rosen with Magnus Carlsen The February 2019 edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior...
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The strongest Women's tournament on U.S. soil, the inaugural Cairns Cup, opened on February 5, 2019 at the World Chess Hall of Fame, with a...