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GM Hikaru Nakamura became the first player to book his ticket to join GM Magnus Carlsen in the Champions Chess Tour (CCT) 2023 finals, winning the...… Read More »
Editor's Note: You can download the bulletin version of this article, with annotations by GM Elshan Moradiabadi, here. The opening act of the 2023...… Read More »
Finishing in clear first place, IM Jason Liang won the US Chess 2022 Grand Prix with 222.68 tournament points. GM Brandon Jacobson was second with… Read More »
Editor's note: We are pleased to present the first of our daily bulletins in pdf for your print-at-home pleasure. You can also read the story and...… Read More »
Readers following along with the recent norm quests of American players might have caught on to just how difficult it is to earn an elusive GM norm… Read More »
Webster University, hosting the President’s Cup for the first time, put its homecourt (homeboard?) advantage to use, winning all three of its matches… Read More »
The XIV Continental Women's Chess Championship of the Americas 2023 will be held May 6-12, 2023 at the Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba. The event...Read… Read More »
The XVI Continental Chess Championship of the Americas 2023 will be held May 14-24, 2023 at the Hotel Emotions Juan Dolio, Juan Dolio, Dominican...… Read More »
Grandmaster Lei Tingjie defeated her countrywoman GM Tan Zhongyi 3½ - 1½ to earn the right to play GM Ju Wenjun for the Women’s World Championship in… Read More »
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 »