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Hikaru Nakamura on the Candidates, streaming, and the future of American chess. A Chess Life exclusive.
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With its third-place finish in Group A, Team USA qualified for the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, held from Nov. 17… Read More »
The upsets kept coming in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIDE World Cup.… Read More »
GM Sam Shankland is the only American to reach the 2025 FIDE World Cup "elite eight" after defeating Russian GM Daniil Dubov 3–1 in the first rapid… Read More »
Editor's note: this story first appeared in the November 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member … Read More »
Three Americans — GMs Levon Aronian, Samuel Sevian, and Sam Shankland — have made it to the “Sweet 16” in the upset-laden 2025 FIDE World Cup. Only… Read More »
This week's puzzles come from the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, which concluded two weeks ago at the newly renovated Saint Louis Chess Club.… Read More »
Four Americans are through to the fourth round of the 2025 FIDE World Cup in Goa, India. GM Sam Shankland’s upset over 19th-seeded Indian GM Vidit… Read More »
GM Hikaru Nakamura’s recent quest for a ratings-based spot in the Candidates Tournament has taken him to some places you wouldn’t think a super-… Read More »