GM Timur Gareev provides a stunning photo gallery of his recent trip to Iceland, one of the stops on his blindfold chess tour, set to culminate in a… Read More »
The Scholar-Chessplayer Awards target high school juniors and seniors who excel in academics, chess, and leadership. The five winners receive equal… Read More »
The 2016 U.S. Chess Championships, boasting one of the strongest fields of American men and women ever assembled, will be held simultaneously at the… Read More »
Continental Chess’s 25th Annual North American Open attracted a near-record 741 players to Bally’s in Las Vegas beginning the day after Christmas.… Read More »
There are several rules and dues changes effective January 1, 2016. For the updated list of rules changes since the publication of the 6th edition of… Read More »
World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Photo David Llada The final round of Qatar Masters started rather uneventfully: Vladimir Kramnik, who needed a win...… Read More »
We are all familiar with the famous "Swiss gambit" - taking an early round half point to get easier pairings. In the 2015 Empire City Open, GM Robert… Read More »
Have a happy New Year and solve these 16 mates composed by GM Pal Benko in honor of 2016.Read More »
Texas Tech Knight Raiders Win Pan-Ams (Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 27-30) on tiebreak over, UT-RGV “A,” Webster “B,” and Columbia “A" All four teams qualify… Read More »
Top ranked Webster Team ready for battle Slogging through flight-grounding weather the day after Christmas has become as much a college chess...Read… Read More »