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The battle of youth versus experience at this year’s Cairns Cup is looking a bit drawish after five rounds of action at the Saint Louis Chess Club (… Read More »
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Editor's note: This story first appeared in the June 2025 issue of Chess Life Kids magazine, and is re-published here in full. Consider becoming a US… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
This week's puzzles all comes from yesterday's games played in the first round of the 2025 Cairns Cup (preview here). Fireworks produced decisive… Read More »
Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles come from the 12th Cherry Blossom Classic, which was featured in our Memorial Day wrap-up. While the later rounds of competitive… Read More »
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This week's exercises come from the 32nd Annual Chicago Open, adding even more highlights to those collected in yesterday's Tactics Tuesday and… Read More »
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This week's puzzles come from the 32nd Annual Chicago Open, which was one of several major tournaments highlighted in yesterday's Memorial Day… Read More »
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This week's exercises all come from K-3 Champion Lukas LeBakken's impressive rook endgame grind against Ian Avery Singh in the final round of… Read More »
Tactics Tuesday
Today's puzzles continues our series from SuperNationals VIII in Orlando. The flash report with photos and the full report are both available, and… Read More »
Wednesday Workout
Editor's note: WGM Sabina Foisor's annotations of IM-Elect and eventual K-12 Co-Champion Tani Adewumi's wild Sicilian against fellow New Yorker Aiden… Read More »
Tactics Tuesday
Today's puzzles continue our series from SuperNationals VIII in Orlando. The flash report with photos and the full report are both available, and… Read More »
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