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“Are twelve games enough? Would you like to see more games? Or fewer?” These were the questions I posed to Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin during…
This month, Wesley So won the London Classic, the overall Grand Chess Tour, and became one of the few people to cross the 2800 FIDE rating mark. In...
Happy Holidays from Grandmaster and composer Pal Benko, who presents Christmas tree and holiday candle shaped mates in two, three, four and five for…
Find full results from the K-12 Grade National Championships in Nashville, TN, which crowned champions in 13 sections. Winners included 1st Grade...
Wesley So, Photo Lennart Ootes Wesley So caps off a great year with victory in both the overall Grand Chess Tour standings as well as the final event…
Catch the highlights and lessons so far from inside and outside the tournament hall.
At National Championships with such vast and diverse fields, it is very difficult to stay on a perfect score, even as a top seed in the early rounds…
Wesley So, Photo Lennart Ootes Three American players top the crosstable in London after seven rounds. Wesley So leads with 5/7 and he has solidified…
Nationals. A rite of passage for every young American chessplayer. Rows of trophies that are often taller than the kids who win them line the stage...
The National K-12 Grade Championships begin this weekend in Nashville, TN, starting with blitz and bughouse tournaments on December 15, Thursday… Read More »

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