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After more than four-and-a-half years of anticipation, the first round of the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Championship happened on November 3, 2023… Read More »
Time Control Hack? Remember this from the old days? You were on move 37 of a 40/90 (40 moves must be made in 90 minutes) contest. Your time was...… Read More »
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the October issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more… Read More »
Three multiple choice goodies flavored with a touch of astonishment. The solutions are at the end of the column. 1. Bending the Rules? You could see… Read More »
Nine Americans and a retired Croatian consistently put their pieces on the wrong squares at the start of each round. Nine times, they tried to get it… Read More »
Not all of the rulebook updates passed by the delegates at their annual meeting were major. There will be some minor housekeeping rules changes that… Read More »
309 of the world’s top players are currently making their way to Baku, Azerbaijan for the FIDE World Cup 2023 and FIDE Women’s World Cup 2023. Some… Read More »
Four Things You Didn’t Know About Affiliates Our rulebook has scant wording regarding chess tournament organizers. In contrast, Tournament Directors… Read More »
What's Their Rating? You made a decision to check out the competition before the start of round one at the State of Confusion Class. The organizers… Read More »
No fancy studies are needed. No complicated math is necessary. All that is necessary is for us to see something time after time before we make it a… Read More »