The 9th Annual New York State Girls Championship was held November 15-16, hosted by Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School on the Upper West Side in…
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The FIDE team (Russia) won the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, winning both matches over an underdog Azerbaijan team — which finished...
With its third-place finish in Group A, Team USA qualified for the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, held from Nov. 17...
The upsets kept coming in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. With Chinese GM Wei Yi’s elimination of second-seeded Indian GM Arjun… Read More »
The 2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Championship made history. In both previous years of this event, there was a clear champion from the classical games.… Read More »
GM Sam Shankland is the only American to reach the 2025 FIDE World Cup "elite eight" after defeating Russian GM Daniil Dubov 3–1 in the first rapid...
Before Round 2 started at 11 a.m., Chief Tournament Director NTD/IA Karen Pennock promised to have the Round 3 pairings up two hours before the 4 p.m…
The 2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Championship players are buzzing with excitement to be in the “Beehive State.” And they aren’t the only ones. At the...
Editor's note: this story first appeared in the November 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content like…
Three Americans — GMs Levon Aronian, Samuel Sevian, and Sam Shankland — have made it to the “Sweet 16” in the upset-laden 2025 FIDE World Cup. Only...