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The focus of this issue is games featuring o utposts. The definition of an outpost in chess can refer to different pieces sitting on different… Read More »
1. Whose Pick Is It Anyway? You arrive at your board before the game has started. Your opponent, playing white, has set up their equipment. The set...
Editor's note: For Black History Month, US Chess invited Dr. Daaim Shabazz to write a reflection on Black chess history as a complement to our player…
Registration is now open for the FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2026 . The international event — organized by FIDE and the Georgia Chess...
Registration is now open for the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 . The international event, organized by FIDE, and the Italian Chess...
This week's puzzles continue a series curated by WGM Sabina Foisor on the 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz. Our full report — with more analysis… Read More »
For Black History Month, Chess Life Online has so far spotlighted the accomplishments of two Black players ( Jacorey Bynum and IM Tani Adewumi), in...
Today's puzzles conclude our two-part series on the final and semifinal matches from the 2025 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship, held earlier this...
Grandmaster Jan Timman, a former world No. 2, a three-time world championship candidate and nine-time Dutch champion, died Thursday. He was 74. Born…
Editor's note: this story first appeared in the February 2026 issue of Chess Life magazine. A reduced size pdf of the magazine article is available… Read More »

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