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The penultimate round of the 2025 U.S. Championships saw both defending champions emerge as clear leaders after winning their games. In total, there…
After the final rest day, we saw many exciting games in both the U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championships. Both sections saw crucial results significantly…
Today's puzzles come from the 2025 FIDE World Youth Championships, held earlier this month in Durres, Albania. There was only a small number of games…
It was very difficult for me to write today’s report. Like all in the chess community, I am deeply shaken by the tragic death of one of the sport’s...
This week's puzzles all come from the ongoing 2025 U.S. Championship and Women's Championship. Every day, a rotating cast of annotators are covering…
Update, Oct. 24, 2025: Naroditsky was a Chess Life columnist from June 2014 through March 2020. All of his columns can be downloaded here in a single…
Sunday saw eight decisive games in St. Louis, with players fighting for the win in contrasting fashions. While some players threw caution to the wind…
The leaders all drew in the Open Section of Saturday’s Round 6 at the U.S. Championships, but one of the split points came after the reigning… Read More »
After the rest day, players came recharged — and Round 5 of the 2025 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships brought no shortage of drama and...
In Round 4 of the U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship, we were treated to several piece sacrifices, an uncharacteristically open… Read More »