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Hikaru Nakamura on the Candidates, streaming, and the future of American chess. A Chess Life exclusive.
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 »
This week's puzzles all come from the ongoing 2025 U.S. Championship and Women's Championship. Every day, a rotating cast of annotators are covering… Read More »
Sunday saw eight decisive games in St. Louis, with players fighting for the win in contrasting fashions. While some players threw caution to the wind… Read More »
The leaders all drew in the Open Section of Saturday’s Round 6 at the U.S. Championships, but one of the split points came after the reigning… Read More »
After the rest day, players came recharged — and Round 5 of the 2025 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships brought no shortage of drama and… Read More »
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The Saint Louis Chess… Read More »
This week's puzzles continue our series on the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, which concluded last Tuesday in Almaty, Kazakhstan (flash report… Read More »
Round 3 saw great attacking games in both the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women’s Championship. U.S. Women’s ChampionshipThe women gave us… Read More »