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Who says chess is an individual sport? If you’ve ever played in any of the U.S. Amateur Team tournaments, you know how fulfilling it is to win a game… Read More »
BCC Herb Healy 2009. Harold Dondis Harold Dondis, a founder of the US Chess Trust, Boston Globe columnist and recipient of the US Chess Distinguished… Read More »
Attention all military chess players: The 27th NATO Chess Championship will be held in Shrivenham, England from 22-26 Aug 2016. USA will send a team… Read More »
Photo Richard Shorman Stephen Brandwein died on December 12, 2015, after a brief illness in San Francisco, the city he made his home the last thirty… Read More »
Magnus Carlsen before winning the London Chess Classic and Grand Chess Tour, Photo Ray Morris-Hill It’s hard to imagine a player as strong as Magnus… Read More »
As Grade Nationals was ending (had ended, if you consider the trophy ceremony as the finishing point), I didn't really have a “story” for my final...… Read More »
Solve this holiday candle problem from GM Pal Benko before the light goes out! Black to move and...Read More »
In this article we'll look at a famous problem that inspired me. The problem is connected to the history of Bonaparte Napoleon (1769-1821). I thought… Read More »
Chess Life is pleased to announce that we are offering a Summer Camp Advertising Section in our March 2016 issue. This special section will be bound… Read More »
Hikaru Nakamura, who defeated GM Vishy Anand in round four of the London Chess Classic, celebrates his birthday on the rest day. Photo Ray Morris-… Read More »

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