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Although we are only a third of the way through the tournament, round 3 of the National Championships was riddled with deja vu moments, with motifs...
Five players earned norms at NYC Chess Norms' Marshall Summer Six Day GM/IM Invitational, held July 8 through 13 at the Marshall Chess Club in...
As the National Championships (U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior Championships) entered their second round, the intensity was amplified...
A Midsummer Night’s Battle Every summer, amidst the scorching heat wave of mid-July, renowned legends and future stars gather in the chess capital of…
India’s GM Vaishali Rameshbabu knocked IM Carissa Yip, the last American standing, out of the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup in the third round. Yip… Read More »
There’s no such thing as an easy pairing in this tournament. The 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup is down from 107 players to the final 32 in Batumi...
The 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup began Saturday, July 5 in Batumi, Georgia, with 107 players vying for their share of the $691,250 prize fund and one…
Editor’s note: Since becoming Digital Editor for Chess Life Online, I have dreamt of publishing more regular wrap-ups of the sorts of events that are…
The theme for this issue of Check is in the Mail is Reader's Games. Since I began editing this column, I have received games from readers. I felt the…
Just a few days ago, in this very publication, I suggested the battle between youth and experience at the 2025 Cairns Cup was looking a bit drawish.… Read More »