Abhi at the Bay Area International Photo David Llada Rising superstar Abhimanyu Mishra earned his third IM norm at the GM Maxim Academy Closed event...
November 2019
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Information overload. That’s how I feel right now, with two major international events – the FIDE Grand Prix and Grand Chess Tour – going on, and with...
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The 2019 FIDE Grand Prix continues this week with a stop in Hamburg, Germany. From November 5th through 17th, 16 of the world’s elite will compete in...
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It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. Wesley So lost in the online quarterfinals at chess.com, only to fight through the “losers bracket” to earn a...
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The November 2019 edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic Communication...
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Tons of smiles and eager faces ready for the fun at the first Promoting to Queens event. WGM Tatev Abrahamyan, IM Annie Wang, WIM Sarah Lu, and six...
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So with FIDE officials at the awards ceremony. Photo by Maria Emelianova. At the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter art museum located close to Oslo, Norway, GM...
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Carissa Yip 16-year-old Carissa Yip made history this week, by earning her final IM norm at the 2019 SPICE Cup/Benko Memorial. Carissa told CLO that...
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Our November Chess Life infographic honors the legacy of Pal Benko by sketching the evolution of his most famous creation, the Benko Gambit. Here, in...
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Justin Davis (courtesy subject) Justin Davis of Buena Park, California has won the 17P01 Victor Palciauskas tournament. Justin, 45, returning to...