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Shankland Wins 2025 American Continental, Qualifies for World Cup

Former US Champion Sam Shankland Becomes 2025 American Continental Champion FOZ DO IGUAÇU, BRAZIL—The FIDE Americas Tournament Committee seems to… Read More »
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Wednesday Workout: Chicago Open Highlights

This week's exercises come from the 32nd Annual Chicago Open, adding even more highlights to those collected in yesterday's Tactics Tuesday and… Read More »
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The Herbert B. Jacklyn Program is Open For 2025-26 Submissions

“It is my wish and desire that the United States Chess Federation use this gift to establish a fund in my name and that the income generated… Read More »
CC

Check is in the Mail, June 2025: That's Unusual!

This issue's theme is unusual openings. Sometimes these are also referred to as irregular openings. If you ever play a game using Fritz, and enable...
TT

Tactics Tuesday: Chicago Open Highlights

This week's puzzles come from the 32nd Annual Chicago Open, which was one of several major tournaments highlighted in yesterday's Memorial Day… Read More »
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Change to US Chess Ratings: Bonus Threshold Lowered

Excellent tournament performances will be getting extra rating recognition as the result of a change to the bonus points system. The change is...
Just

Just The Rules: Club Versus Super Swiss

Our rulebook covers what takes place on a chess board’s 64 squares. How the pieces move is essentially the same everywhere rated games are essayed in…
Putnam

Memorial Day Weekend Wrap-Up: Putnam's First GM Norm, Khanin Wins Chicago, and More

Editor’s note: Since becoming Digital Editor for Chess Life Online, I have dreamt of publishing more regular wrap-ups of the sorts of events that are…
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Bortnyk Wins Inaugural DreamHack Chess Tournament

DreamHack is where the gaming world comes to life. It’s a festival of play, competition, and community all under one roof. DreamHack added its first…
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Wednesday Workout: Elementary Endgames from SuperNationals VIII

This week's exercises all come from K-3 Champion Lukas LeBakken's impressive rook endgame grind against Ian Avery Singh in the final round of...

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