Annotated Games
There’s no such thing as an easy pairing in this tournament. The 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup is down from 107 players to the final 32 in… Read More »
The 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup began Saturday, July 5 in Batumi, Georgia, with 107 players vying for their share of the $691,250 prize fund and one… 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 »
The theme for this issue of Check is in the Mail is Reader's Games. Since I began editing this column, I have received games from readers. I felt the… Read More »
Just a few days ago, in this very publication, I suggested the battle between youth and experience at the 2025 Cairns Cup was looking a bit drawish.… Read More »
Editor's note: This report will be updated with photos and any additional relevant information on Friday, June 20. The final round concluded earlier… Read More »
“This will be the strongest chess tournament in Nebraska history,” FM Rod Malpert declared at the May 30 banquet honoring the 2024 inductees to the… Read More »
Former US Champion Sam Shankland Becomes 2025 American Continental ChampionFOZ DO IGUAÇU, BRAZIL—The FIDE Americas Tournament Committee seems to have… Read More »
This issue's theme is unusual openings. Sometimes these are also referred to as irregular openings. If you ever play a game using Fritz, and enable… 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 events that are… Read More »