April 2022

2022 NMS Playing Hall
Today, we enter the middle rounds of the National Middle School (K-8) Championship in Grapevine, Texas. After three rounds, only 13 players from 162...
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Greetings! I hope this month’s edition finds everyone enjoying the beginning of spring. Normally, the games I include here don’t reach a long endgame...
NMS 2022 Blitz Tournament
We’re off to an energetic start for the National Middle School (K-8) Championship this weekend in Grapevine, Texas. With nearly 900 competitors from...
2022 American Cup Logo SLCC
After seven days of non-stop action at the 2022 American Cup, it has all come to this. GMs Fabiano Caruana and Irina Krush have come through the...
Chess Underground Gopal Menon
Season 4 of Chess Underground is here! Host Pete Karagianis and Gopal Menon approach the question: "What is chess most like?" The answer(s) may...
National Middle School Championship 2022
This weekend, April 29 - May 1, the US Chess National Middle School (K-8) Championship takes place in Grapevine, TX! This national event features some...
The 2022 American Cup seen by a young fan
Multiple playing schedules are a hallmark of some of America’s biggest swisses. Now that same frenetic energy is coming to the Saint Louis Chess Club...
Queens Festival 2022 FIDE
Registration is now open for the Queens' Online Chess Festival 2022, a series of continental women's online blitz tournaments beginning June 5. The...
Ladies Knight April 2022
In this special episode of Ladies Knight, host WGM Jennifer Shahade invites you to join her on the road in support of her new book Chess Queens. Her...
2022 American Cup Logo SLCC
If your March Madness bracket busted early last month, the Saint Louis Chess Club is giving you a second chance this April with their new event, the...
Watson Book Review Opening Secrets
Chess opening preparation has undergone a dramatic change over the past decade, both at tournaments and in between them. In the past, more experienced...
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The Panamerican Veteran & Senior Chess Championship 2022 will be held June 21-26, 2022 at the Praia Brava Hotel, Florianópolis, Brazil. The event...