JUAN DOLIO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Disco music filled the small conference center as the audience impatiently munched on dried macarons and downed...
May 2023
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This article was originally drafted for Women's History Month, but was held pending the results of US Chess' investigation into allegations against GM...
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Six Americans competed in the star-studded Sharjah Masters, held May 17 through 25 in the United Arab Emirates. The all-GM field consisted of 78...
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The Frank P. Samford, Jr. Chess Fellowship, marking its thirty seventh annual award, has selected Grandmasters Hans Niemann of Weston City...
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Editor's note: This story first ran in the June 2023 issue of Chess Life Magazine. We have republished Gledura's article below, and included several...
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In her coverage of the First Annual HBCU Classic, a recurring theme in Melinda Matthews’ interviews was a sense that this event was (and should be)...
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Welcome to One Move at a Time, the show where we highlight people and organizations that are advancing our US Chess mission statement to Empower...
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Jennifer invites a very special guest to Ladies Knight: International Memory Grandmaster, Yanjaa Wintersoul. Yanjaa, the first woman to become a...
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All back-issues of Chess Life Kids — which began as School Mates in 1983 — are now available on our digital archives in downloadable .pdf format...
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This week's Wednesday Workout features puzzles pulled from games played at the 2023 National Elementary School Championship May 12 through 14 in...
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US Chess launched an investigation in late 2022 when it received formal complaints from two individuals alleging sexual misconduct by GM Alejandro...
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While this author categorically rejects the premise that there can be such a thing as "too much chess," there certainly has been a lot of chess this...