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After six days, two rounds, and countless upsets at the 2025 FIDE World Cup (read our preview, which describes the format, here), only five Americans… Read More »
The 2025 FIDE World Cup begins Saturday, Nov. 1 in Goa, India. Of the 206 participants, 12 Americans are making the trip to compete for a share of… Read More »
The month-long festivities continued at the newly renovated Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC) from October 27 through 29 for the Clutch Chess: Champions… Read More »
This week's puzzles once again all come from the just-concluded 2025 U.S. Championship and Women's Championship. Every day, a rotating cast of… Read More »
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: GM Fabiano Caruana and IM Carissa Yip are this year’s U.S. champions.… Read More »
The penultimate round of the 2025 U.S. Championships saw both defending champions emerge as clear leaders after winning their games.… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »