Tournaments
It's all eyes on IM Carissa Yip after another victory, while GM Awonder Liang creeps closer to Open leader GM Fabiano Caruana.
Byes are given out to players for games not played. Sometimes it is a full-point bye. Sometimes it is a half-point bye. Occasionally a zero-point bye… Read More »
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National Chess Day cake in… Read More »
When your tournament game ends there are typically three results: a win, a draw or a loss. It turns out there is a fourth option: split results… Read More »
In the past week, French GM Alireza Firouzja has won the 2024 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz (ahead of the likes of GM Hikaru Nakamura), the 2024… Read More »
This week's puzzles begin a series on tactics from the "main event" of the 124th Annual U.S. Open, held in Norfolk, Virginia. All of our coverage of… Read More »
US Chess announces that, effective with the 2024 National K-12 Grade Championships, there will be a new fee structure for national events. This… Read More »
This week's puzzles once again come from the national invitational tournaments of state champions, held during the first four days of this year's U.S… Read More »
The penultimate event of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) has concluded in St. Louis, with French GM Alireza Firouzja victorious in the 2024 Saint… Read More »
The 2024 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is in the middle of its penultimate leg, with three days of rapid chess concluding Wednesday, August 14 at the Saint… Read More »