Posts categorized "Annotated games"
The Robert Byrne Memorial was held at the Elite Chess Center in Naperville, IL from January 18-23 in honor of the late 1972 US Champion, GM Robert...
Lively chitter-chatter filled the vast playing hall as over 1300 chess players headed to their boards. Left and right, teams huddled around the...
Update 10/10/2023: The family of Alex Dunne respectfully asks for your financial help in the wake of his untimely death this past January. Alex did...
Is classical chess dead? It’s no secret that this question makes me grimace. But it’s not because I am a “purist” who will balk at rapid chess.… Read More »
With a two-game lead headed into the final four rounds, the question was whether anyone could stop American GM Levon Aronian. It turns out, the… Read More »
Editor's note: Some of us have the luxury of traveling to tournaments whenever we want without hesitation. Others have to pick one or two events a...
American GM Levon Aronian leads with 4/5 just after the halfway point of the WR Masters in Dusseldorf, Germany. Compatriot GM Wesley So and Indian GM…
It started with 142 grandmasters (and two wildcards) in a nine-round bloodbath. From there, 76 players made it to a series of sudden death knockout...
We left off coverage of the Champions Chess Tour’s first event of the 2023 season in Division III. Considering the quality of players relegated to… Read More »
As the e-sports world grows in popularity, how can chess be made more accessible to this wider audience? Even at faster time controls, plenty of… Read More »