Throwback
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All back-issues of Chess Life Kids — which began as School Mates in 1983 — are now available on our digital archives in downloadable .pdf format,… Read More »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
![Fischer Wins Interzonal, from Chess Life and Review, January 1971](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/fischerwinsinterzonalcropped.png.webp?itok=DgpfeFRN)
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.… Read More »
![Lubomir Kavalek 1943-2021](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/kavalek-2.jpg.webp?itok=8k46uL7c)
The three-time US Chess Champion and Hall of Fame coach and author passed away January 18. Read More »
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Fabiano Caruana will return to the Tata Steel Chess Tournament as defending champ, but American victories in the event have been few and far between.… Read More »