Super Grandmaster Chess
The #8 article in Best of US Chess 2015 is Why is Carlsen Dominant? (A Theory) By GM Cristian Chirila. Judges praised Chirila’s unique angle and… Read More »
Although located nearly 5000 miles away in a small town in the Netherlands, the Tata Steel tournament has a valuable place in American chess.
In… Read More »
World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Photo David Llada
The final round of Qatar Masters started rather uneventfully: Vladimir Kramnik, who needed… Read More »
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 »
Magnus Carlsen before winning the London Chess Classic and Grand Chess Tour, Photo Ray Morris-Hill
It’s hard to imagine a player as strong as… Read More »
Hikaru Nakamura, who defeated GM Vishy Anand in round four of the London Chess Classic, celebrates his birthday on the rest day. Photo Ray Morris-… Read More »
Photo Saint Louis Chess Club
The top two players in the country, Nakamura and Caruana, recently faced off in a four day exhibition match, featuring… Read More »
GM Ian Rogers reports on the 2015 World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships in Berlin. Carlsen retained his Rapid title while Grischuk claimed the… Read More »
The top two rapid chess players in the World, Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen, won big in rapid this week. Nakamura took 100K for his win in… Read More »
Sergey Karjakin won the World Cup in Baku after a series decisive games, including a tragic blunder by Svidler in the blitz. Both qualify for the… Read More »