Posts categorized "Annotated games"

Manhattan’s Marshall Chess Club is one of the country’s most storied chess clubs. Entering the building, you’re surrounded by history both recent and…
Welcome to the February issue of Check is in the Mail. From Michael Buss, US Chess Correspondence Coordinator: " Congratulations to our editor...
After 13 rounds and over two weeks of competition, GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Andy Woodward are the 2026 Tata Steel champions. Abdusattorov...
If a large chunk of the country has to be snowed in for a second consecutive weekend, at least it coincides with the end of Tata Steel. It will even…
Headed into the second rest day, GM Andy Woodward still holds a share of the lead at Tata Steel in the Challengers section. GM Hans Niemann scored...
GM Hans Niemann is in a three-way tie for first place with 3½/5 entering the first rest day of the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee. The famous...
Every January, Tata Steel sponsors one of the northern hemisphere’s biggest highlights of the classical chess calendar in Wijk aan Zee in the...
Webster University A (Webster-A) won the Open section of the 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championships with a 5½/6 score, giving Webster...
The air in the Times Square Marriott Marquis was ionized with anxiety on January 3 and 4 for the New York Metro Scholastic Chess Championships...
Happy New Year! This year will mark the first time since I took on the role of editor for Check is in the Mail that we plan to provide an issue every…