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Hikaru Nakamura on the Candidates, streaming, and the future of American chess. A Chess Life exclusive.
In Round 4 of the 2026 U.S. Championships, we witnessed brilliant sacrifices, complex endgames, and missed opportunities. Going into the first… Read More »
The Fischer Prize is safe for another year and journalists will have to find new storylines. Round 3 of the 2026 U.S. Championships saw all four… Read More »
After two rounds of the 2026 U.S. Championships, four players (two per event) remain in contention for the Fischer Prize in St. Louis. In the Open,… Read More »
The 2026 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship wasted no time, delivering us a host of exciting pairings right from the jump. Round 1… Read More »
Will we finally see a new champion in either the U.S. Championship or the U.S. Women’s Championship this year? Not if either of our Olympiad top… Read More »
On his personal Substack, Lit and Chess, FM Andy Lee reflected on his thought process after "flash-annotating" for Chess Life Online. His insight is… Read More »
Team USA’s shot at gold took a significant hit in the Open after today’s 2½–1½ loss against hosts Uzbekistan in Round 9. The women’s team rebounded… Read More »
Both USA teams enter Tuesday’s rest day after a tough couple of rounds, with the Open team tied for fourth at 10/12 and the Women’s team tied for… Read More »