Problems & Puzzles
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 »
This week's Wednesday Workout features a smattering of highlights from IM Jeremy Silman's playing career. An obituary is forthcoming on Chess… Read More »
To cap off our series of exercises on the Fried Liver, we're going to look instead at 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6, when, in the October edition of… Read More »
Last week, the U.S. Women's national team finished a close fourth place in the 2023 FIDE Women's World Chess Championship. This week, we will look at… Read More »
This week's Tactics Tuesday continues our exploration of tactics in the Fried Liver, paying special attention this week to positions where both sides… Read More »