Posts categorized "Annotated games"
Organized and run by FM Kevin Bachler and his wife Deborah, the 2025 Caveman Chess Festival had something for everyone. Festivities kicked off Sunday…
In a storybook ending, IM Divya Deshmukh became the first Indian player ever to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup, defeating Indian GM Humpy Koneru 2½–… Read More »
Breaking: Fishbein wins Senior Championship after three-way playoff For the first time ever, we have a three-way tie in the U.S. Senior Championship…
The penultimate round of the 2025 National Championships finally brought clear leaders in two out of the three sections. Nevertheless, the races so...
If any viewers were hoping for a clear frontrunner to emerge after seven rounds, I’m sorry to disappoint you. The leaders of the pack keep drawing...
Coming off the rest day, the 2025 Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior National Championships were competitive at the top of the standings, and, despite…
The semi-finals are set for the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia. With three spots in the FIDE Women’s World Championship Candidates...
Capping off a week of fighting chess in the 2025 U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior Championships, we saw “only” six decisive results out of 15...
As the U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior Championships approach the halfway point, the players continued to demonstrate keen fighting chess...
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...