Posts categorized "Problems-&-puzzles"
Levon Aronian clinched clear 1st in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz with a dominating 24.5 score, 3 points ahead of his closest competitors. Here are a… Read More »
After 9 captivating rounds of rapid chess, Levon Aronian is the clear leader with 5 impressive victories.Read More »
Okay, perhaps it’s by now passé to bring up GM Aleksandr Lenderman’s unbridled 2009 victory dance (ranking alongside Elaine’s famous Seinfeld...Read… Read More »
Here are a few of the most interesting tactical, positional, and endgame moments that have occurred in the event so far.Read More »
Follow along in So's footsteps by solving tactical puzzles from his games.Read More »
In 1977, inspiration struck. Dr. Robert Ferguson, an avid player and chess philanthropist started Castle Chess Camp in Bradford, Pennsylvania.Read… Read More »
The winner’s name mirrors the 9th World Champion, Tigran V. Petrosian, nicknamed “Iron Tigran”, a great player known for his nearly impenetrable...… Read More »
Kick off the summer with these checkmate puzzles composed by GM Pal Benko. Can you solve all six?Read More »
Most of us of have seen Mikhail Tal’s daring yet inaccurate sacrifices blow his opponents off the board. We’ve seen Fischer’s “Sac, sac, mate!” to...… Read More »
Awonder at the Saint Louis Chess Club Congrats to 14-year-old Awonder Liang, who earned his second GM norm on the way to winning his section of the… Read More »