Annotated Games

The first third of the 2024 Sinquefield Cup is in the books in St. Louis, with Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and French GM Alireza Firouzja atop the… Read More »

The penultimate event of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) has concluded in St. Louis, with French GM Alireza Firouzja victorious in the 2024 Saint… Read More »

The 2024 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is in the middle of its penultimate leg, with three days of rapid chess concluding Wednesday, August 14 at the Saint… Read More »

And then there were four! After an intense eighth round that saw decisive results on each of the top nine boards, GMs Jianchao Zhou, Semen Khanin,… Read More »

It's nice to have everybody in the same room. The feel of the main tournament hall is just so much more vibrant when it's abuzz with almost 400… Read More »

Today is the day! After two more games in the four-day schedule and one more in the six-day schedule, everyone will join the traditional schedule… Read More »

While GM Christopher Yoo was busy dominating in the U.S. Junior Championship, last year’s champion, GM Abhimanyu Mishra chose not to defend his title… Read More »

No perfect scores remain in the traditional nine-day schedule of the U.S. Open. Five players are tied for first with 4½/5, including top-rated Julian… Read More »

Yesterday's report focused exclusively on the end of the invitational tournaments of state champions. Today, we'll catch up on rounds three and four… Read More »

After six grueling rounds in four days, the five invitational tournaments have concluded and the new champions of state champions have been crowned… Read More »