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Hikaru Nakamura on the Candidates, streaming, and the future of American chess. A Chess Life exclusive.
Editor’s note: This report will be updated in the upcoming days with photos from the tournament.FM Tanitoluwa Adewumi has repeated as the US Cadet… Read More »
Just a few days ago, in this very publication, I suggested the battle between youth and experience at the 2025 Cairns Cup was looking a bit drawish.… Read More »
This week's puzzles all continue our series from the still-in-progress 2025 Cairns Cup (preview here, recap here). For more puzzles, also check out… Read More »
This week's puzzles come from the first half of the 2025 Cairns Cup (recap here). Stay tuned next week for more highlights from this showcase of ten… Read More »
The battle of youth versus experience at this year’s Cairns Cup is looking a bit drawish after five rounds of action at the Saint Louis Chess Club (… Read More »
This week's puzzles all comes from yesterday's games played in the first round of the 2025 Cairns Cup (preview here). Fireworks produced decisive… Read More »
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 »