August 2023

correspondence chess
Hello chess friends! This month’s column is the second in a series about the elements of chess analysis, using the email and correspondence games...
players
The inaugural FEMchess All-Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament took place on August 20, 2023, in Fremont, CA, showcasing the growing interest of young...
Wednesday Workout
This week's Wednesday Workout takes another dip back into Grand Rapids for the invitational tournaments. This week, each position is pulled from a...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's Tactics Tuesday looks back on last month's 2023 U.S. Junior and Girls' Junior championships. Enjoy a variety of motifs, mating attacks...
u18f
The XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess Festival featured over 2,700 games played across 12 sections and seven days. Results, including team standings and...
praggnus
The 2023 FIDE World Cup concluded August 24 in Baku, Azerbaijan as both the title and third-place matches were decided after a pair of rapid tiebreak...
Wednesday Workout
This week's Wednesday Workout continues our series from the invitational tournaments held alongside the 2023 U.S. Open. This week's puzzles all come...
gorya
The 2023 FIDE Women's World Cup concluded August 21 when Russian GM Alexandra Goryachkina defeated Bulgarian IM Nurgyul Salimova 2½–1½, winning the...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's Tactics Tuesday goes back to Baku for the 2023 FIDE World Cup and Women's World Cup. While last week's exercises all focused on mating...
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08.17.2023 Announcement: In response to concerns about FIDE's recently announced new regulations about transgender chess players, we want to make sure...
u18
645 players from 21 countries came to Chicago, IL for the XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess Festival. The tournament, held August 12 through 18, was...
Salimova
The semifinals of the 2023 FIDE World Cup begin Saturday, August 19 at 6:00 a.m. CDT in Baku, Azerbaijan. At the same time, the finals and third-place...