John Hartmann
The Marshall Chess Club (New York, NY) and the Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club (San Francisco, CA) are two of the longest-running and most storied… Read More »
Last week we challenged CLO readers to solve some mates in ones and twos from the 2019 World Youth Championships.
This week we ratchet up… Read More »
Never write Hikaru Nakamura off.
In our last report, posted after Round 6 of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, we noted that Nakamura was at… Read More »
This week we challenge our readers to solve nine mates in one and two from the recently finished World Youth Championships in Mumbai, India. Next… Read More »
Alex Kolay drew in today’s final round to share second place, and fourth overall via tiebreaks, in the 2019 FIDE World Youth Open Under 14 section.… Read More »
With $432,500 in prizes, and a coveted seat in the 2020 Candidates at stake, 154 players have made the trip to the Isle of Man for the 2019 FIDE… Read More »
IM Hans Niemann has suffered two tough losses in Rounds 9 and 10 of the 2019 FIDE World Youth, putting any medal chances the Open U16 section in… Read More »
Seven rounds have come and gone at the 2019 World Youth Championships in Mumbai, India. 15 Americans are among the 462 competitors representing 64… Read More »
It’s hard to overstate how important Fred Waitzkin’s Searching for Bobby Fischer (the book, not the movie) was in forming my early understanding of… Read More »
15 American juniors have made the long trip to Mumbai, India, taking up the challenge of representing the United States in the 2019 World Youth Chess… Read More »