June 2019

Tim Just, Chief Editor of the 5th, 6th, and brand new 7th edition of the rule book. I asked my colleagues to present tricky situations, all on...
Ian Nepomniachtchi leads the 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour by a full point as Saturday’s Round 4 action gets underway. Wesley So and Magnus Carlsen...
The 2019 Summer Classic came to an end Friday in Saint Louis, with all three sections featuring clear winners and solid, fighting chess. A GROUP Le...
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Don’t mess with Texas. One of only two non-Californians in the event, Texan IM Justin Wang overcame an impressive field to win the 2019 U.S. Cadet...
The 2019 Pan American Junior U20 Championships will be held August 1 – 6, 2019 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The categories for this event are U20 Open and...
The World Open “Chess Festival” got underway on Thursday June 27th with the first round of the Philadelphia International. Over the next two weeks...
WIM Mitzy Caballero (left) faces WIM Emily Nguyen (TX) in crucial round 6 encounter from the 16th SPFGI June 27, 2019 in St. Louis. WFM Anne-Marie...
Turns out the death of classical chess may have been "greatly exaggerated" after all. The Zagreb stop of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour got underway...
GM Vladimir Belous took first place at the Silver Anniversary of the Northeast Open (June 7-9, Stamford, CT) with a score of 4.5/5. This year’s...
Episode 3 of the Chess Underground features chess set collector extraordinaire Ronald Suarez. For some, equipment is an afterthought. For others, a...
The National Open has been a premier US event since 1965, and this year’s edition, held on June 11 to 16th, brought with it a number of new features...