Posts categorized "Top american players"
The anticipated matchup between former world championship challenger GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and wünderkind GM Alireza Firouzja started brightly enough…
In another day of fighting chess in round two of the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament, GM Hikaru Nakamura showed his strength of both will and play...
So here it is: the who, what, when, and where (to watch). We’ll leave the why to you.
Our bonus Candidates preview is out! Chess Life and Chess Life Online editor John Hartmann chats with GM Jacob Aagaard about the Candidates, Magnus...
In chess’s romantic period, strong players would only move a piece if an opponent could raise enough cash to make it worth their while. In the modern…
Hikaru Nakamura on the Candidates, streaming, and the future of American chess. A Chess Life exclusive.
The FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP, marking its thirty sixth annual award, has selected Grandmasters Hans Niemann of New York, Abhimanyu...
It’s Candidates season and GM Hikaru Nakamura is in the mix. This month, we have an exclusive interview with the grandmaster, record-breaking Twitch…
Are we witnessing the emergence of a new contender for America’s top player? GM Hans Niemann has thrown down the gauntlet, winning two strong...
GMs Abhimanyu Mishra (left) and Sam Sevian (right) took top honors at the 2022 Spring Classic. Our editor John Hartmann has on-the-scene reporting...