February 2025

Team
Editor’s note: We continue our coverage of the 2025 FIDE World Senior Team Championship with a report from USA Women’s fourth board, WIM Alexey Root...
USA
USA won the 2025 FIDE World Senior Team Championships ahead of Italy on tiebreaks in the 50+ section, and USA Women earned the 50+ bronze. Today’s...
safeplay
The U.S. Center for SafeSport is updating its Core course and Refreshers 1, 2, and 3. The revised modules will be live beginning Wednesday, March 26...
Doyle
Author’s note: I had the chance to see a sold-out performance of Kevin James Doyle’s show After Endgame on February 14 at the SoHo Playhouse in...
Wednesday Workout
This week's Wednesday Workout continues our series on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 – 31 in New York. Our coverage...
Tactics Tuesday
Today's Tactics Tuesday continues a multi-week feature on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 through 31 in New York...
Lin
It was an eventful Presidents Day weekend for a host of norm-seekers in New York, with the 21st NYC Chess Norms event producing its 51st total norm...
FIDE
After four matches in Prague, the US Chess-sponsored USA team is a full point behind the leading teams from Italy and Kazakhstan after surrendering...
Wednesday Workout
This week's Wednesday Workout continues our series on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 – 31 in New York. Our coverage...
Tactics Tuesday
Today's Tactics Tuesday continues a multi-week feature on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 through 31 in New York...
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The 2025 FIDE World Senior Team Championships begin Monday, February 17, in Prague, Czech Republic, with Team USA sending both an Open 50+ and Women's...
Wednesday Workout
This week's Wednesday Workout continues our series on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 – 31 in New York. Our coverage...