Posts categorized "Annotated games"
FM Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi earned his final IM norm at the 15th annual Southwest Class, held February 15 through 19 in Irving, Texas. For some of… Read More »
Three players earned norms across three norm-qualifying sections from February 15 through 19 in New York City as part of the NYC Chess Norms...Read… Read More »
While “Freestyle” chess, under one name or another, has enjoyed several marquee events featuring top grandmasters over the past few years, the...Read… Read More »
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the February 2024 issue of Chess Life Magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content like… Read More »
Fischer-Random. Chess960. Chess 9LX. There are 960 different possible starting positions and almost as many names for the increasingly popular… Read More »
Editor's note: This article has been updated on Friday, February 9, with 16 more games featuring key matches from Divisions II and III, including...… Read More »
Hello chess friends! I recently had a nice tactical end to what was otherwise a very strategic game, and it made me think of the old saying...Read… Read More »
13-year-old Andy Woodward earned his third and final GM norm in Saudi Arabia with his 6/9 performance at the Jeddah Chess Festival’s Young Masters...… Read More »
Anything can happen in Wijk aan Zee. The 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, held January 13 through 28 in the Netherlands, saw the reigning FIDE World… Read More »
A quartet of norms were earned over Martin Luther King Jr. Day in New York. Earning a GM norm, in particular, is never easy, but FM Brewington...Read… Read More »