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Olympiad Opens with Stunning Ceremony as USA Wins Round 1 Matches
The 43rd Olympiad is under way in Batumi, Georgia, and it has already been turbulent. After a simply spectacular opening ceremony, which has been the…
US Chess School in San Fran: Sam Takes the Chocolate
I was honored to be a participant in the 46th US Chess School. Held in San Francisco from August 7-10, this was an invitational 12-player…
The Olympiad: Who Are the Top Rivals to the U.S. Team?
The gold-medalist U.S. Team is returning to the Olympiad as the Defending Champions with the same line-up: Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Sam Shankland, and Ray Robson. Actually, in many ways, the team is greatly improved due to its members recent achievements, such as Caruana earning the right to challenge for the World Championship and Shankland winning the U.S. Championship and crossing 2700 for the first time.
Bobby Fischer’s Visits to Colorado
Bobby Fischer visited Denver on April 26 during his only nationwide Simultaneous Exhibition Tour where he gave a lecture and simul against 55 players. In…
The Adventures of Eric and Kostya – Part 1: Conquering Sunny Romania
Intro by Kostya Kavutskiy It was time for another epic summer Eurotrip to play some chess, visit some new places, and create a lifelong memorable…
Women’s Team Off to Olympiad: “A Magical Event”
The US Women’s Olympic team heads to the Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia next week (September 23-October 6th), with a potent team composed of Grandmaster Irina…
Nakamura & So Among 960 Showdown Winners
US Olympic team members Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So stood among five victors at the Champions Showdown, Chess 960, a series of head to head…
Just the Rules: Mysterious Missing Move Pairs
FLAG! That is the word that moved your opponent’s brain right out of the time scramble zone. He had 90 minutes to make 40 moves…
Shuffle Up and Mate: Kasparov Headlines Champions Showdown
The Champions Showdown (September 11-14), now underway is Saint Louis, is headlined by 13th World Champion Garry Kasparov, who came out of retirement last year…
Gareyev Shines in San Diego Sun
GM Timur Gareyev, less than a month from becoming US Open champ, took first by a full point with a 5½ – ½ score.
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