Posts categorized "Annotated games"
Underdogs, overtime, elimination matches. These words are emblematic of the excitement of March Madness, regardless of whether we are talking about...
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the March 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine, and is re-published here along with this collection of...
GM Fabiano Caruana was the top earner at the Champions Showdown: The Kings presented by the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC). As explained in a previous…
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...