Annotated Games
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 »
To anybody complaining about the lack of upsets in this year’s March Madness, I suggest they follow the 2026 National High School (K-12) Chess… Read More »
The 2026 FIDE Candidates and Women’s Candidates tournaments begin on Sunday, March 29 in Paphos, Cyprus. Eight players compete in each event, with… Read More »
March Madness always comes down to the final seconds, whether we’re talking about college basketball or college chess. This year’s President’s Cup… Read More »
The fifth edition of the American Cup featured ten days of spectacular, fighting chess from 16 of America’s top chessplayers, hosted by the Saint… Read More »
The 2026 Saint Louis Masters took place February 25 through March 1 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. A preamble to the American Cup (which begins… Read More »
The focus of this issue is games featuring outposts. The definition of an outpost in chess can refer to different pieces sitting on different squares… Read More »
Editor's note: this story first appeared in the February 2026 issue of Chess Life magazine. A reduced size pdf of the magazine article is… Read More »
America's most recent member of the 2700 club, GM Awonder Liang, traveled to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates to face off against Emirati GM Salem A.R.… Read More »