Super Grandmaster Chess
GM Tigran Petrosian, Photo Tim Hanks
Congrats to GM Tigran Petrosian for winning clear first at the National Open in Las Vegas, with a score… Read More »
Altibox Norway Chess, the strongest classical tournament of the year, featured an outstanding performance by Levon Aronian, who took clear first… Read More »
The World Team Championships and World Women's Team Championships begin this week in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (June 17-27).World Junior Champion… Read More »
Awonder at the Saint Louis Chess Club
Congrats to 14-year-old Awonder Liang, who earned his second GM norm on the way to winning his section… Read More »
Mechanics' Institute serves as this hub of chess culture where giants from ancient and modern times come to test themselves. Walking in the… Read More »
Levon Aronian recently won the Grenke Classic, which featured a top-notch field, including Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Maxime-Vachier-Lagrave,… Read More »
After winning the exceptionally strong Gibraltar Open for the third consecutive time in February, Hikaru Nakamura has now also managed to win the… Read More »
Photo Lennart Ootes
Wesley So, our new US Champion and current World #2 ranked player, dazzled with his queen sacrifice against Jeffery Xiong, one… Read More »
Wesley So and Sabina Foisor, Photo Lennart Ootes
Just like last year, I list the ten biggest takeaways from the 2017 U.S. Championships. It’s… Read More »
From the moment we landed in Saint Louis we were greeted with signs of chess culture in the chess capital. A banner welcoming guests for… Read More »