June 2022

Nepo-Firouzja
The anticipated matchup between former world championship challenger GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and wünderkind GM Alireza Firouzja started brightly enough...
Herbert
US Chess is opening the application process for the 2022-2023 Herbert B. Jacklyn Program. The program is funded by a generous bequest to US Chess from...
Caruana and Firouzja arriving at the event
In another day of fighting chess in round two of the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament, GM Hikaru Nakamura showed his strength of both will and play...
Caruana walks by Nepos game, Round 01, 2022 Candidates
There’s a bit of folk wisdom about first rounds at important chess events.
DALL-E, Fabiano Caruana as a Guest Star on Pee Wees Playhouse
With modern chess engines operating at hundreds of points stronger than the best human players, it’s clear we mere mammals are officially a relic of...
2022 Candidates
So here it is: the who, what, when, and where (to watch). We’ll leave the why to you.
2022 Candidates Preview Podcast GM Jacob Aagaard
Our bonus Candidates preview is out! Chess Life and Chess Life Online editor John Hartmann chats with GM Jacob Aagaard about the Candidates, Magnus...
GM Hikaru Nakamura, 2021. Photo: Ootes/STLCC
In chess’s romantic period, strong players would only move a piece if an opponent could raise enough cash to make it worth their while. In the modern...
One Move at a Time Elliot Neff
For the June edition of One Move at a Time, US Chess Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas sits down with Elliott Neff, CEO and Founder...
2022 Sheridan Open Simul with GM Alex Fishbein
There’s a bit of a chess boom happening in Sheridan, Wyoming. Nestled at the base of the Big Horn Mountains, Sheridan is a beautiful and generally...
GM Danya Naroditsky
Over the weekend, GM Daniel “Danya” Naroditsky was unveiled as the chess columnist for the New York Times. In this role, the grandmaster will provide...