Posts categorized "Annotated games"
Editor's note: We are pleased to present the first of our daily bulletins in pdf for your print-at-home pleasure. You can also read the story and...… Read More »
Readers following along with the recent norm quests of American players might have caught on to just how difficult it is to earn an elusive GM norm… Read More »
Webster University, hosting the President’s Cup for the first time, put its homecourt (homeboard?) advantage to use, winning all three of its matches… Read More »
Shopping For a Sicilian As I mentioned in a prior column, I tend to respond symmetrically as Black except against 1.e4. I have several approaches I… Read More »
Editor's note (April 3, 2023): This article will be updated with more photos as they arrive, please continue to check back. Co-National Champions! In… Read More »
Editor's note: This article has been updated on April 2 to include a statement on the live broadcast from April 1. As math would dictate, after five… Read More »
Class C Players Consistently Crush Masters in D.C. Now that we have your attention (“April Fools'!” by the way) … The drama and early elimination of… Read More »
After a week of play, it was finally time for the American Cup to come to an end. But first, in each section, the winner of the elimination bracket… Read More »
A defining characteristic of the American Cup that distinguishes it from a normal knockout tournament is its double elimination format, where players… Read More »
The pressure is increasing at the American Cup as the rounds progress, and the players are handling this very impressively. In the champion’s bracket… Read More »