Posts categorized "Problems & puzzles"
Wesley So vs. Hikaru Nakamura. Photo courtesy of Lennart Ootes. Test your tactical skills with puzzles from the Ultimate Blitz Challenge, where the...
As the All-Girls Nationals (April 22-24) and Elementary Nationals (May 6-8) loom, Pete Karagianis pinpoints eight lessons from the Junior High School…
The U.S. Women's Championship players compete in blitz, bughouse, and blindfold chess at the World Chess Hall of Fame. Photo courtesy of Eric Rosen...
Day 2 of Junior High Nationals is in the books, and we have 1200 hard working young chessplayers here in Indianapolis. I cannot even begin to stress…
GM Pal Benko presents some fun problems, as a complement to his April Chess Life Magazine problems. "Everybody likes to give checkmate, here you can…
Photo courtesy of Jim Woodward Why do we play chess? When I was younger, it was clear: to win. I wanted to win my section. I wanted to defeat titled…
Congratulations to GM Hou Yifan, who won the World Women's Chess Championship with 6/9. See if you can solve some tactical highlights from the event.
GM Gata Kamsky, Photo Alexandre Feyrin Last weekend, Gata Kamsky became the only American in history to win the Cappelle la Grande Open, going...
Wei Yi and Magnus Carlsen shake hands, Photo official website. Tournament cross tables can be deceptive, giving the impression that each round is of…
World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Photo David Llada The final round of Qatar Masters started rather uneventfully: Vladimir Kramnik, who needed a win...