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This month, Jennifer is joined by Yosha Iglesias, a multi-talented chess professional. Not only is Yosha a FIDE Master, composer, coach and YouTuber…
The anticipated matchup between former world championship challenger GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and wünderkind GM Alireza Firouzja started brightly enough…
US Chess is opening the application process for the 2022-2023 Herbert B. Jacklyn Program. The program is funded by a generous bequest to US Chess… Read More »
In another day of fighting chess in round two of the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament, GM Hikaru Nakamura showed his strength of both will and play...
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…