Annotated Games
The relatively peaceful Round 7 did not shake up the standings in either section. Players mostly seemed content to play it safe entering the second… Read More »
Open: Sindarov’s Fifth Win
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Round 5 of the 2026 FIDE Candidates and Women’s Candidates tournaments brought four decisive results, reinforcing rather than dramatically reshaping… Read More »
Round 4 of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament marked the first clear separation in the standings, as GM Javokhir Sindarov emerged as the sole leader… Read More »
The Recent Event Winners from the Front Office section were used to choose games for this issue. I held back any games that I have from the John W.… Read More »
The most shocking game of the third round was GM Fabiano Caruana’s 19-move win against GM Wei Yi. After willingly entering his opponent’s preparation… Read More »
After the dramatic opening day of the 2026 FIDE Candidates tournament, a respite was much needed. In one sense, this was attained — all eight games… Read More »
The most important tournament of the year began on Sunday in Cyprus as 16 of the world’s top chess players compete in the 2026 FIDE Candidates and… Read More »
FM Rose Atwell and IM Eric Chang Liu are National Champions! At the conclusion of the 2026 National High School (K-12) Championship, Atwell and Liu… Read More »
And then there were two. After five rounds of play in Chicago for the 2026 National High School (K-12) Championship, only two players remain with… Read More »