Posts categorized "Annotated games"
GM Hikaru Nakamura became the first player to book his ticket to join GM Magnus Carlsen in the Champions Chess Tour (CCT) 2023 finals, winning the...… Read More »
Editor's Note: You can download the bulletin version of this article, with annotations by GM Elshan Moradiabadi, here. The opening act of the 2023...… Read More »
Editor's note: We are pleased to present the first of our daily bulletins in pdf for your print-at-home pleasure. You can also read the story and...… Read More »
Readers following along with the recent norm quests of American players might have caught on to just how difficult it is to earn an elusive GM norm… Read More »
Webster University, hosting the President’s Cup for the first time, put its homecourt (homeboard?) advantage to use, winning all three of its matches… Read More »
Shopping For a Sicilian As I mentioned in a prior column, I tend to respond symmetrically as Black except against 1.e4. I have several approaches I… Read More »
Editor's note (April 3, 2023): This article will be updated with more photos as they arrive, please continue to check back. Co-National Champions! In… Read More »
Editor's note: This article has been updated on April 2 to include a statement on the live broadcast from April 1. As math would dictate, after five… Read More »
Class C Players Consistently Crush Masters in D.C. Now that we have your attention (“April Fools'!” by the way) … The drama and early elimination of… Read More »
After a week of play, it was finally time for the American Cup to come to an end. But first, in each section, the winner of the elimination bracket… Read More »