December 2024

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Games In this issue of Check is in the Mail all of the games are miniatures. Miniatures, as you may know, are games that end in 25 moves or less...
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Eight Americans traveled to Dominican Republic for the 15th Women’s Continental Chess Championship, with three sweeping the podium! Held November 23...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles continue our series on the 2024 FIDE World Youth Championships, held last month in Brazil. Keep an eye out for more exercises from...
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US Chess tournaments have their rules. FIDE tournaments have their separate rules. And then we have the US Chess Scholastic Regulations, via the...
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GM Alexander Shabalov won the 32nd FIDE World Senior (50+) Championship with an 8½/11 score ahead of Polish GM Michal Krasenkow on tiebreaks. The 57...
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There was a time not very long ago that three consecutive draws in a world championship match was not newsworthy. But, after two decisive results in...