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Hikaru Nakamura on the Candidates, streaming, and the future of American chess. A Chess Life exclusive.

The winners of the 39th annual Frank P. Samford Jr. Chess Fellowship are:Grandmasters Abhimanyu Mishra, of Englishtown, New Jersey; Andy Woodward, of… Read More »

Cairns Cup PreviewThe fifth edition of the Cairns Cup kicks off this week at the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC). The strongest invitational in the… Read More »

Former US Champion Sam Shankland Becomes 2025 American Continental ChampionFOZ DO IGUAÇU, BRAZIL—The FIDE Americas Tournament Committee seems to have… Read More »

DreamHack is where the gaming world comes to life. It’s a festival of play, competition, and community all under one roof. DreamHack added its first… Read More »

Editor's note: WGM Sabina Foisor's annotations of IM-Elect and eventual K-12 Co-Champion Tani Adewumi's wild Sicilian against fellow New Yorker Aiden… Read More »

If any information is inaccurate, any names are misspelled or standings are incorrect, please email Click here to show email address with corrections… Read More »

ORLANDO, FL: The 501(c)3 US Chess Federation’s SuperNationals VIII took place from May 9 through 11 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando… Read More »

Editor’s note: This report will be updated shortly with photography. But round 6 is already underway, so it makes sense to get the results and… Read More »

Editor’s note: This report will be updated with more games and photography throughout the day.If any information is inaccurate, any names are… Read More »