Posts categorized "Annotated games"

The good news: two Americans have reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIDE World Cup. The bad news: they're paired against each other! We left off…
Following up on yesterday's halfway report on the 2023 FIDE World Cup, today Chess Life Online is thrilled to share game-by-game annotations from WGM…
Update: August 11, 2023: Nakamura was eliminated in the rapid tiebreaks, losing both games to Praggnanandhaa. After two draws in the rapid tiebreaks…
Grandmasters Alexey Sorokin and Andrew Tang both won their ninth-round games (with the black pieces, no less) to tie for first at the 2023 U.S. Open…
The U.S. Open is one of America’s most prestigious events, and tomorrow we’ll have our winner! With seven players tied for first, this tournament —...
With the merge of the sections after round six came a logjam at the top of the standings with no fewer than seven players tied at the top, but Round…
“One tournament, three schedules” is finally ready to become, simply, “one tournament.” After six days at Grand Rapids, the “traditional” schedule is…
Imagine a room the size of the movie theater, but bigger. From the front of the room rolls down a giant projector, where real-time chess action of… Read More »
Charlotte is the most populous city in North Carolina, well known for its NFL, NBA, and MLS professional sports teams. However, in recent times...
The U.S. Open has officially entered the home stretch after day five in Grand Rapids. With three rounds done in the six-day schedule and the...