Posts categorized "Annotated games"
“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...
Day four of the U.S. Open saw the end of the invitational tournaments, the first master-on-master match-ups of the traditional open schedule, and the…
In many sports, halftime is a great time for players to reset, gather their bearings, and map out their plans for the rest of the event. In the U.S...
38 years ago in 1985, the first Denker Tournament of High School State Champions was held: a melting pot for strong chess players all over the nation…
The first thing chess players will notice when they arrive at the U.S. Open? This place is huge! The DeVos Place is a lovely convention center in the…
With a nod to the Bard, we will once again look at games that involve attacks against the king. In response to last month’s column, I was sent our...
I participated in the Dortmund Chess Festival for the first time and was impressed by the unique combination of different tournaments. There was NC...