Posts categorized "Annotated games"
We are less than two weeks away from the Saint Louis Chess Club’s (SLCC) American Cup, an annual event pitting the best American players against each…
Editor’s note: We continue our coverage of the 2025 FIDE World Senior Team Championship with a report from USA Women’s fourth board, WIM Alexey Root…
USA won the 2025 FIDE World Senior Team Championships ahead of Italy on tiebreaks in the 50+ section, and USA Women earned the 50+ bronze. Today’s...
Bryan Lin Earns First IM Norm, Stearman Moves Towards 2500, and More at NYC Chess Norms Invitational
It was an eventful Presidents Day weekend for a host of norm-seekers in New York, with the 21st NYC Chess Norms event producing its 51st total norm...
After four matches in Prague, the US Chess-sponsored USA team is a full point behind the leading teams from Italy and Kazakhstan after surrendering...
IM Stephen Muhammad (1962–2024) Stephen Muhammad, a prominent figure in chess in the southern United States, passed away on December 8th, 2024 at age…
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the February 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine, and is re-published here with six additional annotated...
The theme of this issue of Check is in the Mail is chess Combinations. All of the games are from 2024, end in a win (no draws), are NOT miniatures...
The BlitzFuel Invitational, held January 16 through 20, was a new name (featuring a new sponsor: the self-proclaimed official energy drink of chess… Read More »
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the January 2025 issue of Chess Life. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content like this —...