Posts categorized "Problems & puzzles"

This year’s participants: on the left Rochelle Wu (California), Abhimanyu Mishra (New Jersey), Christopher Yoo (California), Brandon Jacobson, (New...
To give us some perspective on how incredible Xiong's performance has been so far, let's compare his results to many of the world's best in the...
This year's Olympiad featured a riveting fight by the U.S. Women's team and a tie for 1st (winning Silver by tiebreaks) by the U.S. Open team. Test...
Simona Nayberg at the World Youth, currently underway, wearing jacket by sponsor Two Sigma 15-year-old Simona Nayberg is currently competing at the...
Alex Lenderman at the 2018 U.S. Championship. Photo: Spectrum Studios GM Alex Lenderman won the Manhattan Open with a perfect 5-0 score. The… Read More »
Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, and Levon Aronian, the winners of the first three Sinquefield Cups in 2013, 2014, and 2015 respectively, have tied...
Despite the high drawing percentage thus far (80%), many hard-fought, fascinating games have been played. Test your tactical, positional, and endgame…
A thick coat of shouting filled the room as if mocking the earlier silence portrayed during an exhausting puzzle. “Knight wins queen!”, my partner...
The final day of the blitz was a tug-o-war for the lead between Hikaru Nakamura and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.
Test out your calculation skills with puzzles from the U.S. Junior Championships. How do your skills compare to America's top prodigies?