Posts categorized "International events"
The FIDE World Senior Team Championship is taking place July 1 through 12 in Krakow, Poland, and, this year, three teams will be making the trip.… Read More »
The fourth edition of the Cairns Cup began Thursday, June 13, at the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC), and it did not take long for the players to...
The fourth Cairns Cup begins Thursday, June 13, hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club. The ten-player Round Robin features seven players in the top 25…
US Chess is soliciting applicants for two Captain positions at the 45 th FIDE World Chess Olympiad, one for the 2024 USA Olympiad Team and one for… Read More »
While he might be a few years away from qualifying for the U.S. Senior Championship, 32-year-old American GM Sam Shankland was the "old man out" atop…
We often are told of ways the chess of today's great players differs from their predecessors. With superior defensive technique, opening knowledge...
After drawing his first three games in the masters section of the inaugural Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge, American GM Hans Niemann won four of…
For the better part of Sunday's last-round games in Toronto, at least one of the 2024 FIDE Candidates events appeared headed to a playoff match...
The penultimate round of the 2024 FIDE Candidates’ Tournament and Women’s Candidate Tournament took two divergent paths on Saturday in Toronto. In… Read More »
“Only” half of the eight games played during Thursday’s 12th round of the 2024 FIDE Candidates and Women’s Candidates tournaments ended in decisive...