On a special collaborative episode of Ladies Knight, Jennifer and Ben Johnson, host of the Perpetual Podcast, recap the recently concluded Women’s...
July 2023
38 years ago in 1985, the first Denker Tournament of High School State Champions was held: a melting pot for strong chess players all over the nation...
The first thing chess players will notice when they arrive at the U.S. Open? This place is huge! The DeVos Place is a lovely convention center in the...
With a nod to the Bard, we will once again look at games that involve attacks against the king. In response to last month’s column, I was sent our...
309 of the world’s top players are currently making their way to Baku, Azerbaijan for the FIDE World Cup 2023 and FIDE Women’s World Cup 2023. Some of...
Four Things You Didn’t Know About Affiliates Our rulebook has scant wording regarding chess tournament organizers. In contrast, Tournament Directors...
FM Alice Lee has had a very good year. The 13-year-old just won her first U.S. Girls' Junior Championship (with a round to spare) to follow up her...
The 123rd Annual U.S. Open will take place in Grand Rapids, MI, from July 29 through August 6 at the DeVos Place Convention Center. Here is a primer...
I participated in the Dortmund Chess Festival for the first time and was impressed by the unique combination of different tournaments. There was NC...
For the final installment of Chess Life Kids Online's month of Evans Gambit tactics, we turn to the databases to find modern games played by some of...
As the 2023 U.S. Championships wound down, we had some great games to cap off a great tournament. The players in the Junior and Girls’ junior sections...
The National Championships held in St. Louis are known for showcasing America’s chess talent, from the veterans in the Senior to the rising youth in...