John Hartmann
With five days of rapid and blitz in the books, the Champions Showdown concluded on Sunday, February 24th. Only Fabiano Caruana had clinched match… Read More »
The Rapid portion of the Champions Showdown came to a close today at the Saint Louis Chess Club, marking the end of the first half of the event. Here… Read More »
Today we inaugurate our new Throwback Thursday series. With so much outstanding material in the US Chess and Chess Life archives – photos, stories,… Read More »
The chess never seems to end in St. Louis.
Last week saw a dramatic finish to the inaugural Cairns Cup, which is set to become the premier… Read More »
This week's Wednesday Workout comes to us from GM Joel Benjamin's new book, Better Thinking, Better Chess. A full review of the book will appear in… Read More »
GM Valentina Gunina is the clear winner of the 2019 Cairns Cup with 7/9 points. She drew a topsy-turvy game against runner-up GM Alexandra Kosteniuk… Read More »
It’s a Happy Valentine’s Day indeed for GM Valentina Gunina. She wakes up this morning as the sole leader in the 2019 Cairns Cup after seven rounds… Read More »
The carnage continued yesterday in the 6th Round of the Cairns Cup, with three decisive games and fighting chess across all boards.
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We begin with the match books. They aren't entirely en vogue today, but I think there are quite a few still in print worth your time and dollars.… Read More »
One of the great difficulties of reviewing chess books is dealing with all of the analysis. The days of Fred Reinfeld and his breezy notes are long… Read More »