Posts categorized "Annotated games"
The air in the Times Square Marriott Marquis was ionized with anxiety on January 3 and 4 for the New York Metro Scholastic Chess Championships...
Happy New Year! This year will mark the first time since I took on the role of editor for Check is in the Mail that we plan to provide an issue every…
No Co-Champions this year. The 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships were held December 26 through 30 in Doha, Qatar. GM Magnus Carlsen won…
You know 6/7? Well, did you know that over half (21 of 38) of our National K-12 Grade Champions and Co-Champions finished the year of “67” with a 6/7…
It all comes down to Sunday. After three grueling rounds on Saturday, the stakes are high for the final two rounds of the 2025 National K-12 Grade...
The first two rounds of the 2025 National K-12 Grade Championships are in the books. Over 1,350 players across 13 grade levels competed in Spokane,… Read More »
Players from the USA delegation won gold medals in all three events of the North American Junior Chess Championship Under-20, held from Nov. 30...
Editor’s note: Since becoming Digital Editor for Chess Life Online, I have dreamt of publishing more regular wrap-ups of the sorts of events that are…
December means it's time for the annual Miniatures Issue. Games containing 25 or fewer moves are presented. Some games may contain variations that...
Uzbekistan’s GM Javokhir Sindarov is the 2025 FIDE World Cup champion. Sindarov defeated Chinese GM Wei Yi 2½–1½, winning the second game of the… Read More »