Annotated Games

It's all eyes on IM Carissa Yip after another victory, while GM Awonder Liang creeps closer to Open leader GM Fabiano Caruana.

Most major sports competitions go all-out for glamorous halftime shows full of bright lights and music reverberating throughout the stadium.… Read More »

If the rest day was the calm before the storm, then the fifth round of the U.S. Championship was truly the storm, with a whopping ten decisive games… Read More »

Round four of the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship saw last year’s defending champions GM Fabiano Caruana and IM Carissa Yip each… Read More »

The third round of the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship each produced three decisive results, giving us plenty to dive into today… Read More »

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Carissa Yip leads the field with a 2/2 score, but three… Read More »

On the eve of National Chess Day, the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship kicked off at the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC) with two… Read More »

We welcome Jeff French as the new editor. It is ironic that Jeff was a student and chess club member of Alex Dunne's in high school in northeast… Read More »

The 45th FIDE Olympiad concluded on Sunday, September 22 after eleven rounds of matches showcasing the best players of almost 200 countries in each… Read More »

Editor's note: This report covers rounds seven through ten of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad. Part two can be found here and part one here. The final… Read More »