Annotated Games

Hello chess friends! This month’s column was inspired by a reader! Matthew Brodhead sent in his game against John Cissik, and analyzing his game gave… Read More »

The 2023 North American Junior U20 Championships were held from December 19 through 23 in Dulles, Virginia. Organized by Capital Area Chess with… Read More »

The final two rounds of the 2023 K-12 Grade Level Championships in Orlando, Florida, this past weekend lived up to expectations as players of equal… Read More »

Today's recap of the first days of the 2023 National K-12 Grade Championships has a lot of content to catch you up. And there's no rest, either… Read More »

52-year-old British GM Michael Adams won the 2023 London Chess Classic with an undefeated 6/9 performance to finish a half-point ahead of… Read More »

Editor's note: This story first appeared in the December 2023 issue of Chess Life Magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member… Read More »

“In ‘miniature’ games, errors are soon magnified” - Dylan Loeb McClain, New York Times
Hello chess friends! Welcome to the annual miniatures column… Read More »

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Caruana capped off a strong… Read More »

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The champion, GM Mikhail… Read More »

Update (11/30/2023): An announcement by FIDE later in the day on November 29 announced that Dominguez would have to play one more standard rated… Read More »