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With the Reykjavik Open ending in Iceland this week, top honors went to India's 16-year-old phenom GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa who won in clear… Read More »

World champion Magnus Carlsen is BACK on the cover of Chess Life for his big win in Wijk aan Zee at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Our… Read More »

The phrase “time flies” has taken on new resonance over these past two years as we all been experiencing life in a pandemic. But I want to give you… Read More »

GM Sam Shankland was on pins and needles, helplessly watching the evaluation bar swing back and forth. (Not that he needs an evaluation bar, mind you… Read More »

Don’t call it a comeback. He’s been here for years. GM Hikaru Nakamura capped off a stunning run in the first leg of the 2022 FIDE Grand Prix with a… Read More »

Welcome to the February 2022 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication… Read More »

The 2022 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Championships returned to in-person play after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. This year’s event was… Read More »

It’s back to Wijk.... err... work with the first big tournament of 2022. And — despite some COVID-enforced challenges — what a tournament it looks to… Read More »

Welcome to the December 2021 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication… Read More »