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Melik and medalists
It was a successful outing for the 24 Americans who traveled to Almaty, Kazakhstan for the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan… Read More »
TT
This week's puzzles begin our series on the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, which concluded earlier today in Almaty, Kazakhstan (flash report).… Read More »
Team photo
The USA delegation finished third overall out of 86 federations represented at the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. … Read More »
Winners
Image Image Caption 2025 Grand Swiss and… Read More »
Mishra
The 2025 FIDE World Grand Swiss is just past its halfway point in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The event consists of a 116-player Open section and a 56-… Read More »
2ndolympiad-DIS
US Chess Interest Survey Open for 2nd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities. The international event, organized by FIDE, and hosted by the… Read More »
Tatev Abrahamyan in the World Chess Hall of Fame after defeating Carissa Yip in the blitz playoffs
11 years after earning her final IM norm, 37-year-old American WGM Tatev Abrahamyan crossed 2400 FIDE for the first time to become eligible for the… Read More »
Sivanandan Jha
Update, August 18, 2025: This article has been updated to reflect the circumstances of GM Bryan Smith’s record-breaking loss. An earlier version of… Read More »
Workout graphic
This week's puzzles continue a series on the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup (coverage here), with WGM Sabina Foisor bringing us some tactical highlights… Read More »
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