13th World Champion and acclaimed author and speaker Garry Kasparov is currently playing the STL Rapid and Blitz (August 14-19), his first foray back…
Graphics by Spectrum Studios The Sinquefield Cup ended with a thrilling victory by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. This paved the way to a clear victory for…
Three of five contenders going into the final round of the Sinquefield Cup: Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian (Photos by Eric Rosen) The…
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"Correspondence play reinforces a player’s combinative ability by giving him time and leisure, and freeing him from the time limitations and nervous…
In the junior section, Joseph Zeltsan led wire-to-wire to win the first Maccabiah chess gold medal in United States history.
Okay, perhaps it’s by now passé to bring up GM Aleksandr Lenderman’s unbridled 2009 victory dance (ranking alongside Elaine’s famous Seinfeld...
Here are a few of the most interesting tactical, positional, and endgame moments that have occurred in the event so far.
GMs Alexander Shabalov and Aleksander Lenderman faced off in round eight, Photo Jim Doyle GM Aleksander Lenderman of New York took clear first at the…
GM Ruifeng Li (b 2001), here photographed vs. GM Ilia Nyzhnyk, Photo Jim Doyle Going into the final round of the US Open in Norfolk, VA, five...