Ben Silva

Smooth Moons at the Amateur Team South
L-R: Benjamin Moon (who I nicknamed "Smooth"), Carter Peatman, Jonathan Hrach, and Vishal Balyan This year when US Chess contacted me about writing… Read More »
Mode Beast: Rivalries Resolved at Amateur Team South
Miguel Fonseca, Yan Miellier, Dario Teodori, Vlad Yanovsky, US Amateur Team South Champions  I am 99.99% sure that chess was brought to planet… Read More »
Nakamura's Sunrise Simul: Play the Position, Not the Opponent
World #4 Hikaru Nakamura gave a simultaneous exhibition in Sunrise, Florida. Ben Silva writes about how the champion interacted with the enthusiastic… Read More »
The View From the Other End of the Playing Hall
Some friendly bug Spending Christmas packed into a car with 3 other dudes all with varying definitions of  good music, as well as differing… Read More »
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