Annotated Games

K1
Editor’s note: This report will be updated shortly with photography. But round 6 is already underway, so it makes sense to get the results and… Read More »
Hardaway
Editor’s note: This report will be updated with more games and photography throughout the day.If any information is inaccurate, any names are… Read More »
Grenke winners pose, with Brandon Jacobson near center
The Grenke Chess Festival — held April 17 through 21 in Karlsruhe, Germany — saw top grandmasters compete alongside amateurs in a unique mixture of… Read More »
Ethan Guo holding his first-place trophy
American players earned three podium finishes at the 2025 FIDE World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships, held April 13 through 17 in… Read More »
Chess board seen through perspective of WWCC trophy
After the first half of the match and a score of 4–2 in the favor of GM Ju Wenjun — the four-time defending FIDE Women’s World Champion — the players… Read More »
The playing hall at the KCF All-Girls
Editor's note: This recap of the KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship was authored by Ella Guo, a junior at The Harker School in California. CLO… Read More »
Webster posing with the President's Cup
Webster University Makes History With Seventh President's CupThe 2025 President’s Cup, hosted by The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), featured… Read More »
Ju Wenjun carefully studying her position towards the end of game 4
What to Watch For: Practical Decision-Making in Games 3 and 4After the challenger, GM Tan Zhongyi, took an early lead in the FIDE Women’s World Chess… Read More »
Tan faces off against Ju in front of a crowd of media and spectators in Shanghai
Three Storylines to Watch From ShanghaiGM Tan Zhongyi leads four-time defending champion GM Ju Wenjun 1½–½ in Shanghai after two rounds of the 2025… Read More »
Tani during his game against Raja Harshit
Several players came up just short of a norm at NYC Chess Norms' 2025 Spring Invitational, but there was still plenty of inventive, enterprising… Read More »
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