Grand Chess Tour Final Set: Nakamura vs. MVL
The Grand Chess Tour finals (December 14-16) are set as American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura will face Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France for the 2018 Grand Chess…
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Grand Chess Tour Finals Feature Caruana and Nakamura
The Grand Chess Tour finals, hosted at the 10th London Chess Classic will be held from December 11-17, 2018 and broadcast live on grandchesstour.org. The…
A Perfect Triangle: GM Amanov on Coaching Raj to Gold
On June 18, 2016, I received a standard e-mail: Hello GM Amanov: We are currently looking for a coach/mentor for our 5-year-old son (he has…
Chess Life Cover Stories with Jen Vallens [PODCAST]
The December edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic Communication Daniel Lucas, goes in depth and…
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Alisa on Creating the NY Corporate Chess League: From Playing to Organizing
FM Alisa Melekhina shares insights in her capacity as a co-organizer and board 1 player in the inaugural season of the NYCCL. After six matches…
Carlsen Retains World Championship Title in Stunning Rapid Display
Magnus Carlsen retained his World Championship title in a stunning rapid display, defeating American challenger Fabiano Caruana 3-0. Post-game, Magnus had only kind words for…
Happy Giving Tuesday!
November 27 is Giving Tuesday, and this year we’d like you to consider making a financial contribution to US Chess. We are working hard to…
Twelfth Draw in London Sends Carlsen-Caruana to Playoffs on Wednesday
The twelfth straight draw at the Magnus Carlsen-Fabiano Caruana match in London will send the top two chess players in the World into a rapid…
Caruana Neutralizes Carlsen’s Last White; Championship Monday Looms
The Carlsen-Caruana World Championship match is tied with one round left at 5.5-5.5. Today’s game started out with some levity as 2016 challenger, Sergey Karjakin,…
Wild Thanksgiving Game Leads to Tenth Draw in Carlsen-Caruana
The tenth draw of the Magnus Carlsen-Fabiano Caruana match was the wildest game yet, with each player’s position hanging on a tempo. Both players showed…
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