Posts categorized "Annotated games"
With the merge of the sections after round six came a logjam at the top of the standings with no fewer than seven players tied at the top, but Round… Read More »
“One tournament, three schedules” is finally ready to become, simply, “one tournament.” After six days at Grand Rapids, the “traditional” schedule is… Read More »
Imagine a room the size of the movie theater, but bigger. From the front of the room rolls down a giant projector, where real-time chess action of… Read More »
Charlotte is the most populous city in North Carolina, well known for its NFL, NBA, and MLS professional sports teams. However, in recent times...… Read More »
The U.S. Open has officially entered the home stretch after day five in Grand Rapids. With three rounds done in the six-day schedule and the...Read… Read More »
Day four of the U.S. Open saw the end of the invitational tournaments, the first master-on-master match-ups of the traditional open schedule, and the… Read More »
In many sports, halftime is a great time for players to reset, gather their bearings, and map out their plans for the rest of the event. In the U.S… Read More »
38 years ago in 1985, the first Denker Tournament of High School State Champions was held: a melting pot for strong chess players all over the nation… Read More »
The first thing chess players will notice when they arrive at the U.S. Open? This place is huge! The DeVos Place is a lovely convention center in the… Read More »
With a nod to the Bard, we will once again look at games that involve attacks against the king. In response to last month’s column, I was sent our...… Read More »