Posts categorized "Annotated games"

U.S. Senior Women’s Championship: Origins and First Round

After more than four-and-a-half years of anticipation, the first round of the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Championship happened on November 3, 2023…

FIDE Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss Head Into Final Weekend with Candidates Spots on the Line

The 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss and Women’s Grand Swiss are heading into their final weekend in Douglas, Isle of Man. The 11-round tournaments are not only…

Check is in the Mail; An Ode to Declining the Dame

Greetings chess friends! I beg your indulgence for this month’s column; I am just now finishing up the manuscript for a book that is to be released...

IM Carissa Yip: Reflections on a Roller Coaster of a U.S. Women's Championship

Editor's note: This article has been updated on January 12, 2024, to include the author's own annotations of her first three games (against GM Irina…

C-Squared: Caruana, Carissa are U.S. Champions

Nothing compares to the excitement of the final round. The audience loves the adrenaline, and the raised stakes can aggravate the pressure but also...

Caruana Clinches Second Consecutive U.S. Championship with Round to Spare, Yip Overtakes Tokhirjonova

The penultimate round of the 2023 U.S. Championships saw a drastic shift in the course of events. In the Open, GM Fabiano Caruana completed his...

U.S. Championships: Action-Packed Ninth Round Sets Up Dramatic Final Two Days

Yesterday's round nine of the 2023 U.S. and U.S. Women's Championships delivered a number of attacking games with lots of cool ideas, occasional...

Shakeup and Separation in Standings After Eight Rounds of U.S. Championships

Round eight brought another round of exciting chess in the 2023 U.S. Championships. We can safely say that it was a round with some of the most topsy…

U.S. Champs: Yip, Tokhirjonova Create Distance and Niemann Stays Close to Caruana

The seventh round of the 2023 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championships appears quite peaceful with all games in the Open section ending in a draw and half…

Standings Stabilize as U.S. Championships Cross Halfway Mark

After a full-on bloodbath in round five, the players cooled down a bit in the Open section of the 2023 U.S. Championships. With six drawn games, GM...