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The eighth round of the 2022 U.S. Championships saw the action calm down a bit in the Open Championship, with only two decisive games, while the… Read More »

A wild day of exciting games characterized the seventh round of the 2022 U.S. Championships. In the Open Championship there were four decisive… Read More »

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The world of chess engines took a dramatic… Read More »

Alireza Firouzja won the 2022 Sinquefield Cup in a two-game Rapids tiebreak playoff with Ian Nepomniachtchi. There were no decisive games in the… Read More »

What a first week for the 2022 Sinquefield Cup! Not only did chess once again appear in all the world’s major media, there were actually a lot of… Read More »

There’s no way around it: this was a very disappointing day for the pre-tournament favorites.
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The U.S. team beat Israel 2½ - 1½ this round to stay close to the leaders, but it wasn’t easy. Read More »

The second round of the 2022 FIDE Olympiad produced few surprises in the team results in either the Open or Women’s sections. In the Open section,… Read More »

The 2022 Girls Junior Championship was where the most dramatic action was on Saturday, including some spectacular games that came down to the wire.… Read More »