Annotated Games
Both American teams currently boast 6/6 scores after three rounds of the 11-round 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad. Of the 205 teams competing in the Open,… Read More »
Team USA notched its best finish yet at the 3rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities. After pairings against eventual podium finishers in the… Read More »
The 3rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities crossed the halfway mark today. After four rounds, Cuba leads with a perfect 8/8 team score (wins… Read More »
Editor’s note: Since becoming Digital Editor for Chess Life Online, I have dreamt of publishing more regular wrap-ups of the sorts of… Read More »
Californian IM Julian Colville won the 2026 U.S. Cadet Championship in a playoff over New York’s FM Aditeya Das to claim the national Under-16 title… Read More »
Check is in the MailThe King’s Gambit Declined is a chess opening that arises after 1. e4 e5 2. f4, when Black chooses not to accept White’s pawn… Read More »
American GM Wesley So won his second straight Sinquefield Cup, his third total, after a playoff against Indian GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu that went… Read More »
Meet Me In St. Louis: The U.S. Senior Women’s Championship’s Second HalfFrom July 12 (arrival day) to July 25 (departure day), the Saint Louis Chess… Read More »
For the first time, the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC)’s two premier international events are taking place side-by-side. The Grand Chess Tour (GCT)’s… Read More »
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Tang makes it two in a… Read More »