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Inside Story: Achieving My Aim by GM Arthur Guo

Editor's note: This story first appeared in the May 2024 issue of Chess Life Magazine. Consider…

Wednesday Workout: Mates from Reykjavik

Eleven mates - three mate in ones, four mate in twos, three mate in threes, and one mate in four. Think you've got what it takes to solve them all...… Read More »

U.S. Wins 50+ World Senior Teams; Russia takes 65+

The U.S. team of Alexander Shabalov, Joel Benjamin, Igor Novikov, Jaan Ehlvest, and Alex Yermolinsky is the clear and convincing repeat winner of the… Read More »

U.S. in Pole Position at World Senior Teams

One round remains in the 2019 World Senior Team Championships, and after today’s 3.5-0.5 match victory over Austria, the U.S. 50+ team looks well on… Read More »

Pan American Registration Begins Monday, April 22nd

Registration for the 2019 Pan American Youth Championships, to be held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, will commence Monday, April 22nd and last until Friday… Read More »

U.S. Champion GM Hikaru Nakamura Holds Simul in Atlanta

U.S. Champions have not often visited Atlanta, Georgia. On Saturday, April 20, GM Hikaru Nakamura, only three weeks removed from winning his fifth U.… Read More »

U.S. Leads World Senior Teams with Two Rounds to Play

The U.S. 50+ team kept its lead in the World Senior Team Championships on Monday, defeating Israel in the seventh round of play. This was the team’s… Read More »

U.S. Keeps Lead at World Senior Teams

Italy vs U.S., 2019 50+ World Senior Team Championship UPDATED 4/21 with post-round comments from GM Joel Benjamin After Friday’s win over Germany in… Read More »

U.S. in First after Four Rounds at World Senior Teams

Shabalov, Novikov, Ehlvest, Yermolinsky; Rd 3, 2019 World Senior Teams (photo Benjamin) The U.S. 50+ team is a perfect four for four after today’s...… Read More »

Samadashvili Repeats as NY Girls Champ, Mordens Win K-6

The 3rd Annual New York State Girls Chess Championship was held on April 6-7, hosted by Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in New York City. The… Read More »

Wednesday Workout: Tactics from Reykjavik

This week we offer eight tactical tests from the 2019 Reykjavik Open, to honor each of the eight co-winners. Next week we'll take a look at mate in… Read More »

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