Correspondence
Shopping For a Sicilian
As I mentioned in a prior column, I tend to respond symmetrically as Black except against 1.e4. I have several approaches I… Read More »
Update 10/10/2023: The family of Alex Dunne respectfully asks for your financial help in the wake of his untimely death this past January. Alex did… Read More »
We would like to publish a column celebrating the life and mourning the death of FM Alex Dunne. Alex was the longtime US Chess Correspondence Chess… Read More »
"… And the rest is a matter of technique!"
As a young player I hated seeing these words in a game annotation, for two reasons. For one, it meant we… Read More »
Welcome to the annual miniatures column! In the past, this column has recognized any games that lasted no more than 20 moves to be miniatures. I am… Read More »
With Lines Wide Open
With a nod to Scott Stapp and Creed, this month’s games are all won (or lost) due to one player’s use of open lines for attack… Read More »
ICCF SIM and former Chess Life Kids contributor Jon Edwards has won the 32nd World Correspondence Championship on tiebreaks over GMs Michel Lecroq… Read More »
Greetings!
We welcome Robert Irons as our new editor! Robert writes:
"I am 63 years old and I live in Heyworth, Illinois (south of Chicago, near… Read More »
Greetings!
In this month’s issue we look at pushing the “b” pawn to open, either one square or two, from both sides of the board.
I smiled when… Read More »