Posts categorized "Annotated games"

While yesterday's round saw only one decisive result despite a number of well-prepared, hard-fought battles, today saw the results better reflect the…
The highly anticipated 2024 FIDE Candidates and Women’s Candidates tournaments kicked off in Toronto, Canada on Thursday. Catch Chess Life Online's...
The Grenke Chess Festival took place from Tuesday, March 26 through Monday, April 1 in Karlsruhe, Germany, and featured over 2,600 competitors across…
GM Levon Aronian won the 2024 American Cup in St. Louis on Wednesday, March 20 after defeating GM Wesley So 2½–1½ in their first Grand Final match...
With the second day of the Grand Finals coming to a close in the 2024 American Cup, it's time to look back at several key matches from the… Read More »
After the first round of matches saw mostly "chalk" advance in St. Louis, the American Cup has finally embraced the spirit of March Madness. The...
The 2024 American Cup saw four players each in the Open and the Women’s section advance to the semifinals of the Winners Bracket. In each bracket...
Chess friends, it is time for me to bid you adieu; this will be my last column for The Check is in the Mail. My plate is quite full these days, and...
American GM Hans Niemann and Belgian GM Daniel Dardha shared top honors at the Djerba Masters invitational, with Dardha taking first on tiebreaks...
Born May 15, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, George Mortimer Kramer began playing chess and competing at a young age. By 1945, he had won the New York...