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Juett Topalov blindfold match (courtesy subject) Rook polynomials, mathematicians in burning hotel rooms, chess problem formulas, and the age old...… Read More »
It’s been one week since the World Junior Championship for Players with Disabilities wrapped up in Cherry Hill, NJ and the typical PR with results, a… Read More »
There’s a very different feel to the U.S. Juniors (and now Seniors) than is found at the U.S. Championships. It’s not that one is more serious than… Read More »
Final Update: (note updates are in reverse order) Awonder Liang has won the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship, earning a $6000 first place purse and a $… Read More »
It all comes down to the final day. Awonder Liang and Nicolas Checa are tied for first place in the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship entering tomorrow’s… Read More »
“You’ll never see a chess player with dementia.” This is an old saying among chess players ‘of a certain age,’ and while it is certainly false, it...… Read More »
Paths to the 2019 U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior Championships are narrowing as today’s Round 8 action kicks off at 1pm CDT. Nicolas Checa continues… Read More »
Simple rulebook concepts get bogged down in confusing language—language that is difficult to comprehend and remember. Here are ten rulebook hacks… Read More »
Once again two-thirds of the games played in Wednesday’s Round 6 action at the U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior Championships featured decisive results… Read More »
Wesley So advanced to the semi-finals of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga, Latvia today, defeating Sergey Karjakin in blitz tiebreaks. Karjakin and So… Read More »

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