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There’s a bit of folk wisdom about first rounds at important chess events.
With modern chess engines operating at hundreds of points stronger than the best human players, it’s clear we mere mammals are officially a relic of…
So here it is: the who, what, when, and where (to watch). We’ll leave the why to you.
Our bonus Candidates preview is out! Chess Life and Chess Life Online editor John Hartmann chats with GM Jacob Aagaard about the Candidates, Magnus...
In chess’s romantic period, strong players would only move a piece if an opponent could raise enough cash to make it worth their while. In the modern…
For the June edition of One Move at a Time, US Chess Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas sits down with Elliott Neff, CEO and… Read More »
There’s a bit of a chess boom happening in Sheridan, Wyoming. Nestled at the base of the Big Horn Mountains, Sheridan is a beautiful and generally...
Over the weekend, GM Daniel “Danya” Naroditsky was unveiled as the chess columnist for the New York Times. In this role, the grandmaster will provide…
Vjekoslav (“Vjeko”) Nemec is a Croatian candidate master, and the main proprietor of the chess website chessentials.com. When I put out the call on...
Registration is now open for the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2022. The international event, organized by FIDE and the Romanian Chess...