Candidates

For the third installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed Ding Liren's stunning comeback victory over… Read More »
For the second installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed Fabiano Caruana's crushing round 2 victory over… Read More »
While the world grapples with the depth of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the eight players in Yekaterinburg, Russia soldier on. In Wednesday’s second round… Read More »
For the first installment of his "Candidates Game of the Day" series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed the round 1 battle between Anish Giri and Ian… Read More »
If you were expecting a quiet start to the Candidates… guess again. Fireworks were on tap for today’s first round of the 2020 Candidates Tournament.… Read More »
The 2020 Candidates Tournament starts Tuesday. Did you forget? (It's ok. You've probably been preoccupied with... other things.) No worries - CLO has… Read More »
Photo Eric Rosen With the Candidates now just two days away (*knock on wood*), it’s time to get serious. Who’s going to win? CLO reached out to… Read More »
US Chess is proud to announce that GM Jacob Aagaard, one of the world’s leading chess authors and trainers, will be a featured contributor to our… Read More »
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