Super Grandmaster Chess
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 »
Test how well you've been following the Sinquefield Cup with a mid-tournament tactics quiz.
Carlsen vs. So, Photo Grand Chess Tour
In the most… Read More »
After a thrilling round 1 of the 2015 Sinquefield Cup, we look forward to the next eight rounds of this young, but storied competition. Let's take a… Read More »
Magnus Carlsen at the 2014 Sinquefield Cup, in Burning Boards by Glenn Kaino, Photo Courtesy WCHOF
Throughout the history of chess there have been… Read More »
Sam Shankland after winning the 2018 US Championship. Photo: Lennart Ootes
Sam Shankland
2018 U.S. Champion and Super-Grandmaster
US Chess Rating… Read More »