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August 2023
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Registration is now open for the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2023. The international event, organized by FIDE and the Italian Chess...
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This week's Wednesday Workout begins a four-part series of tactics taken from the invitational tournaments held alongside the U.S. Open in Grand...
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Editor's Note: Elise Bickford's article, Chess in Translation, will be published in the September issue of Chess Life magazine. Bickford is a graduate...
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This week's Tactics Tuesday comes entirely from games played in the 2023 FIDE World Cup. When the pressure is on and the clock is low, even titled...
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The good news: two Americans have reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIDE World Cup. The bad news: they're paired against each other! We left off...
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Following up on yesterday's halfway report on the 2023 FIDE World Cup, today Chess Life Online is thrilled to share game-by-game annotations from WGM...
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Update: August 11, 2023: Nakamura was eliminated in the rapid tiebreaks, losing both games to Praggnanandhaa. After two draws in the rapid tiebreaks...
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On Saturday, August 12 at 10 AM ET, NM Laura Smith will speak to the US Chess cross-cultural girls club on Forcing Moves, also the topic of her recent...
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This week's Wednesday Workout returns to Grand Rapids, MI, for a double-dose of puzzles from the just-concluded 2023 U.S. Open. Enjoy a dozen puzzles...
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"The U.S. Center for Safe Sport thanks the US Chess Federation for exhibiting due diligence, strong commitment, and action to protect members of their...
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This week's Tactics Tuesday draws inspiration from the recently concluded invitational tournaments held alongside the 2023 U.S. Open. Download our...