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Wednesday Workout: FIDE World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz

This week's puzzles come from the recently concluded FIDE World Cadets & Youth…

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…

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…

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...

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

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

Eight Tie for First in Reykjavik

It was a bit of a dog-pile at yesterday’s conclusion of the 2019 Reykjavik Open. Eight players – GMs Alireza Firouzja, Nils Grandelius, Abhijeet… Read More »

U.S. Defeats Scotland in World Senior Teams

It wasn’t easy, but the U.S. ground out a 3.5-0.5 win over Scotland to open their accounts in the 2019 World Senior Team Championships 50+ Division...