Throwback
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the February 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine, and is re-published here with six additional annotated… Read More »
Earlier this fall, IM Stuart Rachels won his sixth Alabama state championship on the weekend of August 30 through September 1. The state championship… Read More »
All back-issues of Chess Life Kids — which began as School Mates in 1983 — are now available on our digital archives in… Read More »
Thank you to everyone who has followed along with our daily bulletins covering the 2023 FIDE World Chess Championship. In honor of our new champion,… Read More »
We published the first in an occasional series of reprints of important Soviet-era essays and articles in the April issue of Chess Life. It is a… Read More »
For International Women's Day, we would like to honor the 17 women from Vera Menchik to Ju Wenjun who have held the title of Women's World Champion.… Read More »
Update 10/10/2023: The family of Alex Dunne respectfully asks for your financial help in the wake of his untimely death this past January. Alex did… Read More »
Fifty years ago, history's greatest American chess player had begun his march to the World Chess Championship - and he almost missed the first step.