Problems & Puzzles

This week's Tactics Tuesday begins our series on the Scandinavian Defense as part of the Chess Life Kids Openings Project.… Read More »

The 2023 Qatar Masters concluded with Uzbekistan's GMs Nodirbek Yakubboev and Nodirbek Abdusattorov splitting top honors with 7/9, ahead of a field… Read More »

Please enjoy an extra-spooky edition of Tactics Tuesday. There's a "treat" that can be captured in each exercise. But is there also a trick?… Read More »

No, that's not a typo in the headline! This week's Wednesday Workout takes all of its positions from the 1st Annual Killer Chess Training Open,… Read More »

The World Cadet Championship is going on for the top players in three age groups (U8, U10, U12) in both open and women's sections in Sharm el Sheikh… Read More »

This week's Wednesday Workout checks in on some old friends playing the 2023 Qatar Masters: world number one GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura… Read More »

This week's Tactics Tuesday takes a deep dive into a once-in-a-blue-moon event: Magnus Carlsen losing to a player rated below 2600. From smothered… Read More »

If you've spent any time in the French Quarter in New Orleans — or any time in our comments section on Chess Life Online — you've surely… Read More »

This week's Tactics Tuesday pulled a few key moments from our coverage of ongoing the 2023 U.S. Women's Championship to talk about an important theme… Read More »

Readers who have been following our coverage of the 2023 FIDE World Junior Championships might recognize some (but not all!) of the positions… Read More »