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The 2019 Summer Chess Classic kicked off yesterday in Saint Louis. Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club, the Summer Classic is part of a quarterly...… Read More »
The newest episode of Ladies Knight features host Jennifer Shahade in conversation with our new U.S. Women's Open Champion, Megan Lee. Jennifer...… Read More »
Aleksandra Goryachkina, Winner of the 2019 Women's Candidates (photo FIDE) Aleksandra Goryachkina is the clear winner of the 2019 Women’s Candidates… Read More »
Results are in at the National Open (June 11-16), the Main Event at the Las Vegas International Chess Festival. GM Illia Nyzhnyk defeated Timur...… Read More »
Magnus Carlsen has won the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess Tournament with one round and three tournament points to spare. Yu Yangyi and Levon Aronian...… Read More »
Having read Alexander Baburin’s outstanding (and sadly out of print) Winning Pawn Structues, and believing that the IQP is fundamental for chess...… Read More »
Megan Lee, a 22-year-old designer & inventor based in the Seattle area, won the U.S. Women's Open with 4.5/5. Megan defeated the 2018 champion in… Read More »
Life in the Internet age is both a blessing and a curse for chess fans. On the plus side, there is an utter avalanche of top-level tournaments taking… Read More »
Two rest days. Two tournament leaders. Two very different stories. Standings after Rd 6 (courtesy Mark Crowther / TWIC) Magnus Carlsen leads the 2019… Read More »
The Las Vegas International Chess Festival kicks off on Tuesday, June 11 with the U.S. Women's Open, a five round Swiss that will crown a National...… Read More »

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