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Goryachkina
There’s no such thing as an easy pairing in this tournament. The 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup is down from 107 players to the final 32 in… Read More »
Ashley
New York, NY – June 25, 2025 — The Maurice Ashley Chess Fellowship (MACF) is proud to announce the selection of its inaugural class of… Read More »
Yip watches Krush during round 1
The 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup began Saturday, July 5 in Batumi, Georgia, with 107 players vying for their share of the $691,250 prize fund and one… Read More »
CC License Philadelphia fireworks over art museum, c Brad Jacobson
Editor’s note: Since becoming Digital Editor for Chess Life Online, I have dreamt of publishing more regular wrap-ups of the sorts of… Read More »
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This week's puzzles comes from the 2025 US Cadet Championship, where 14-year-old IM-elect Tani Adewumi repeated his 2024 feat of a 6/7 victory for… Read More »
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This week's puzzles comes from the 2025 US Cadet Championship, where 14-year-old IM-elect Tani Adewumi repeated his 2024 feat of a 6/7 victory for… Read More »
Tani at SN8
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 »
Yip
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 »
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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 »
Tactics Tuesday
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 »
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