Nothing compares to the excitement of the final round. The audience loves the adrenaline, and the raised stakes can aggravate the pressure but also...
October 2023
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This week's Tactics Tuesday takes a deep dive into a once-in-a-blue-moon event: Magnus Carlsen losing to a player rated below 2600. From smothered...
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The penultimate round of the 2023 U.S. Championships saw a drastic shift in the course of events. In the Open, GM Fabiano Caruana completed his...
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Yesterday's round nine of the 2023 U.S. and U.S. Women's Championships delivered a number of attacking games with lots of cool ideas, occasional...
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Round eight brought another round of exciting chess in the 2023 U.S. Championships. We can safely say that it was a round with some of the most topsy...
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The seventh round of the 2023 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championships appears quite peaceful with all games in the Open section ending in a draw and half...
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After a full-on bloodbath in round five, the players cooled down a bit in the Open section of the 2023 U.S. Championships. With six drawn games, GM...
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The first rest day at the 2023 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championships certainly allowed players to recharge, as round five marked the bloodiest round so...
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If you've spent any time in the French Quarter in New Orleans — or any time in our comments section on Chess Life Online — you've surely come across...
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This week's Tactics Tuesday pulled a few key moments from our coverage of ongoing the 2023 U.S. Women's Championship to talk about an important theme...
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US Chess is pleased to announce seven grant awards under the US Chess Women’s program. With support from the Saint Louis Chess Club, US Chess annually...
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US Chess is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023-2024 Herbert B. Jacklyn Program. The winners, their hometowns, and colleges/universities...