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…
Continental Chess’s 25 th Annual North American Open attracted a near-record 741 players to Bally’s in Las Vegas beginning the day after Christmas...
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…
World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Photo David Llada The final round of Qatar Masters started rather uneventfully: Vladimir Kramnik, who needed a win...
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…
Have a happy New Year and solve these 16 mates composed by GM Pal Benko in honor of 2016.
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…
Top ranked Webster Team ready for battle Slogging through flight-grounding weather the day after Christmas has become as much a college chess...
World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Photo David Llada Over the course of 2015, Magnus Carlsen has shown an incredible amount of tenacity: Over and over,… Read More »
WHEN: Sat., Jan 9 - Sun., Jan. 10, 2016 at the New York Marriott Hotel At The Brooklyn Bridge New York, NY, Dec. 28, 2015 — The Kasparov Chess...