April 2025

Chess board seen through perspective of WWCC trophy
After the first half of the match and a score of 4–2 in the favor of GM Ju Wenjun — the four-time defending FIDE Women’s World Champion — the players...
FIDE Americas Logo
The Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) and the Peruvian Sports Chess Federation have announced the XXXV Pan-American Youth Chess Festival will...
Registration is now open for the 2025 North American Youth Chess Championship, which will be held August 17-23, 2025 at the Queen's University ---...
Registration is now open for the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2025 . The international event, organized by FIDE, and the Albania Chess...
Ju Wenjun smiling in her post-game interview after round 6
It's the defending champion's match to lose now. After tying the match in round 3, GM Ju Wenjun survived a dangerous position the next day against...
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...
The playing hall at the KCF All-Girls
Editor's note: This recap of the KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship was authored by Ella Guo, a junior at The Harker School in California. CLO...
Webster posing with the President's Cup
Webster University Makes History With Seventh President's Cup The 2025 President’s Cup, hosted by The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), featured...
Ju Wenjun carefully studying her position towards the end of game 4
What to Watch For: Practical Decision-Making in Games 3 and 4 After the challenger, GM Tan Zhongyi, took an early lead in the FIDE Women’s World Chess...
Tactics Tuesday
Today's Tactics Tuesday continues a multi-week feature on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 – 31 in New York. In fact...
Tan faces off against Ju in front of a crowd of media and spectators in Shanghai
Three Storylines to Watch From Shanghai GM Tan Zhongyi leads four-time defending champion GM Ju Wenjun 1½–½ in Shanghai after two rounds of the 2025...
Garry Kasparov, making the first move for WIM Iris Mou on board one, shakes hands with Sanushya Subramaniam
The 20th Annual Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) All-Girls National Chess Championship kicked off with excitement on opening day, April 4, at the Hyatt...