Posts categorized "Problems & puzzles"
Photo: Yevgeny Surov Sam Shankland, the 4th highest player in the U.S., won one of the strongest tournaments of his career last week, the Master...… Read More »
Grandmaster and composer Pal Benko celebrated his 88th birthday earlier this month and passes on some birthday gift problems to US chess readers. In… Read More »
GM Illia Nyzhnyk, Photo Jim Doyle The main event of the World Open concluded July 4th, but there was still much chess to be played. Normally the side… Read More »
It is not often that you see three 2700+ GMs and a 7 time U.S. Women’s Champion tie for first in a weekend Swiss that offers less than $15,000 in...… Read More »
Happy Independence Day! Solve the following problems from Grandmaster Pal Benko, which are inspired by the American Revolutionary War. Start off with… Read More »
It was a normal boring Wednesday afternoon. I was just coming back from a long day of school and I was not really expecting anything out of the...… Read More »
Viktor Korchnoi on the cover of Chess Life in 1981 The world recently lost Viktor Korchnoi, a grandmaster who was a challenger for the World...Read… Read More »
Photo: Jason Luu While a majority of the world views Las Vegas as a party destination, for me, it’s always been primarily a place of intense focus.… Read More »
Photo courtesy of Jim Woodward What is your goal in chess? “I’d like to break 2200 by the end of the year.” “I want to earn my 3rd IM norm at my next… Read More »
Have you been following the Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10SYJa60eGU So far, three exciting matches have...… Read More »