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A unifying theme in the repertoire being rolled in Chess Life Kids magazine as part of the CLK Openings Project is playing for Isolated Queen's Pawn…
Hello chess friends! I recently had a nice tactical end to what was otherwise a very strategic game, and it made me think of the old saying...
Here is a story that just missed being part of My Opponent is Eating a Doughnut . Minor changes were made to protect the guilty. BACKGROUND Have you…
13-year-old Andy Woodward earned his third and final GM norm in Saudi Arabia with his 6/9 performance at the Jeddah Chess Festival’s Young Masters...
This week begins a series highlighting a number of angles from Tata Steel 2024. This week is a simple highlight reel of not-so-simple tactical… Read More »
In the February issue of Chess Life Kids magazine, the CLK Openings Project continues with a complete Alapin repertoire against the Sicilian. Enjoy a…
Anything can happen in Wijk aan Zee. The 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, held January 13 through 28 in the Netherlands, saw the reigning FIDE World…
In August 2023, FEMchess made waves when 60 girls participated in its inaugural All-Girls Scholastic Tournament in Fremont, CA. Determined to sustain…
Finishing in clear first place, GM Jianchao Zhou won the US Chess 2023 Grand Prix with 562.942 tournament points. GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez was… Read More »
This week, we conclude our series on the 2023 World Rapid and Blitz and Women's World Rapid and Blitz championships, with a particular focus on...

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