Transformation was in the air near St. John’s Carnesecca Arena in New York City over the Fourth of July weekend as the swooshes and thumps of...Read… Read More »
No prisoners were taken in the fourth round of the 2022 U.S. Senior, Junior, and Girls’ Junior Championships, with 12 (out of 15!) decisive games...… Read More »
The 2022 Girls Junior Championship was where the most dramatic action was on Saturday, including some spectacular games that came down to the wire.… Read More »
In the second day of the 2022 U.S. Junior and Senior Championships in St. Louis, the competitors began jostling for position. Clear leaders formed in… Read More »
Many chess events that we once took for granted have either disappeared or morphed in these last few years. But one certainty remains: a trio of...… Read More »
Long gone are the days of playing trans-continental chess matches by telegram -- you don’t even need to get a plane ticket anymore. On May 28, the...… Read More »
Here is my list of inspirations of what yours truly would like to see at tournaments.Read More »
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi is one of only six players (as noted by @Eyal_P_Sto_) to win two Candidates cycles after Sunday’s draw with GM Richard Rapport… Read More »
With a 14-move draw today against GM Hikaru Nakamura, it’s another step closer to returning to a World Championship match for GM Ian Nepomniachtchi… Read More »