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Aronian
American GM Levon Aronian leads with 4/5 just after the halfway point of the WR Masters in Dusseldorf, Germany. Compatriot GM Wesley So and Indian GM… Read More »
airthings
It started with 142 grandmasters (and two wildcards) in a nine-round bloodbath. From there, 76 players made it to a series of sudden death knockout… Read More »
caruana
We left off coverage of the Champions Chess Tour’s first event of the 2023 season in Division III. Considering the quality of players relegated to… Read More »
sevian
As the e-sports world grows in popularity, how can chess be made more accessible to this wider audience? Even at faster time controls, plenty of… Read More »
Lee courtesy Ootes SLCC
The path to earning a FIDE title is arduous. Beyond the minimum FIDE rating requirement — 2400 for IM, 2500 for GM — players have to earn three pesky… Read More »
Jonathan Rowson
Image Image Caption Jonathan Rowson (courtesy… Read More »
Charlotte Open 2023 champions
January is the first opportunity to get a head start on your New Year’s chess resolutions by entering a tournament. This Martin Luther King Jr. Day… Read More »
Carlsen Giri
After maintaining at least a share of the lead for the first 12 rounds, Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov fell just short in his bid to win the Tata… Read More »
Giri
Masters: Giri on Abdusattorov's Tail A popular tournament strategy is to play for a win as White. Another popular strategy is to be content with… Read More »
Vegas creative commons sign
  More than 900 players joined the winter holiday fun in the 2022 North American Open held in the Horseshoe Hotel of Las Vegas, Nevada, from… Read More »
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