Posts categorized "Problems & puzzles"

This week's Wednesday Workout expands on our coverage of the 2023 FIDE Women's Grand Swiss. Reporting is available here and here, but there were too…
This week's Tactics Tuesday begins our series on the Scandinavian Defense as part of the Chess Life Kids Openings Project. Download our printable...
The 2023 Qatar Masters concluded with Uzbekistan's GMs Nodirbek Yakubboev and Nodirbek Abdusattorov splitting top honors with 7/9, ahead of a field...
Please enjoy an extra-spooky edition of Tactics Tuesday. There's a "treat" that can be captured in each exercise. But is there also a trick? Download…
No, that's not a typo in the headline! This week's Wednesday Workout takes all of its positions from the 1st Annual Killer Chess Training Open...
The World Cadet Championship is going on for the top players in three age groups (U8, U10, U12) in both open and women's sections in Sharm el Sheikh…
This week's Wednesday Workout checks in on some old friends playing the 2023 Qatar Masters: world number one GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura…
This week's Tactics Tuesday takes a deep dive into a once-in-a-blue-moon event: Magnus Carlsen losing to a player rated below 2600. From smothered...
If you've spent any time in the French Quarter in New Orleans — or any time in our comments section on Chess Life Online — you've surely come across…
This week's Tactics Tuesday pulled a few key moments from our coverage of ongoing the 2023 U.S. Women's Championship to talk about an important theme…