Annotated Games

FM Ruiyang Yan defeated FM Alice Lee in a playoff to win the 20th annual Susan Polgar Foundation (SPF) Girls Invitational hosted by Webster… Read More »

With the number of talented juniors aged 18 and under, there’s always the question of who the best super-junior is. The 2023 US Cadet Championship,… Read More »

June in Las Vegas is always a special time for chess players, with the National Open highlighting the numerous events comprising the Las Vegas Chess… Read More »

IM Arthur Guo earned his final GM norm in Budapest, Hungary, during the June 2023 First Saturday GM Norm tournament.
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Editor's note: This story first appeared in the June 2023 issue of Chess Life Magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member … Read More »

Editor's Note: This story first ran in the April 2023 issue of Chess Life Kids magazine. We are republishing it here now because, on June… Read More »

It's not uncommon for talented young chess players to travel the globe in search of tournaments that offer favorable chances of earning a coveted GM… Read More »

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We told you that no lead was safe! Heading into the rest day of the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Cairns Cup, the standings after five (or four — more on… Read More »