Matt Monta
![Kasparov Young Stars 2022, (back) FIDE Senior Trainer Michael Khodarkovsky, GM Jonas Bjerre, GM Garry Kasparov; (front) GM Christopher Yoo, GM Abhimanyu Mishra. Photo: SLCC](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/clo_young-stars-kasparov_750x400_slcc.jpg.webp?itok=2NADIPom)
Like any complicated trade or skill, the growth and legacy of chess is built upon the great learned imparting their wisdom on the next generation of… Read More »
![Manasota Chess Club players get focused to face Tel Mond, Israel.](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/clo_manasota-chess-sister-city-match_750x400.jpg.webp?itok=VFGBrba3)
Long gone are the days of playing trans-continental chess matches by telegram -- you don’t even need to get a plane ticket anymore.
On May… Read More »
![2022 FIDE Candidates Round 11, Nepomniachtchi-Firouzja](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/clo_2022-fide-candidates_bonhage_rd11_nepo-firouzja_750x400.jpg.webp?itok=WG7xvrjy)
With a big win against Alireza Firouzja in round 11, Ian Nepomniachtchi’s smile is almost wider than his lead. GM Jacob Aagaard provides his daily… Read More »
![2022 FIDE Candidates, Round 9, Nepo Looks On](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/clo_2022-fide-candidates_bonhage_nepo_750x400_.jpg.webp?itok=lzaifDjN)
Round after round, Ian Nepomniachtchi is proving to be an immovable object. Today, while he held his lead with a draw against second-place Fabiano… Read More »
![DALL-E, Fabiano Caruana as a Guest Star on Pee Wees Playhouse](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/clo_dall-e-fabiano-caruana-750x400.jpg.webp?itok=DhWryG1Y)
With modern chess engines operating at hundreds of points stronger than the best human players, it’s clear we mere mammals are officially a relic of… Read More »
![GM Hikaru Nakamura, 2021. Photo: Ootes/STLCC](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/clo_nakamura_2021_stlcc_ootes_750x400.jpg.webp?itok=2b2A_0Gp)
In chess’s romantic period, strong players would only move a piece if an opponent could raise enough cash to make it worth their while. In the modern… Read More »
![GM Danya Naroditsky](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/danyanaroditsky21uschamps.jpg.webp?itok=mQHd57fE)
Over the weekend, GM Daniel “Danya” Naroditsky was unveiled as the chess columnist for the New York Times. In this role, the grandmaster will provide… Read More »
![Archer School for Girls Team with US Chess Women Banners at KCF](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/clo_archer-team-at-kcf-2022_jay-stallings_750x400.jpg.webp?itok=ePIpFZOK)
In late April, nearly 400 girls from 33 states converged on Chicago, Illinois for the 17th Annual KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship, which… Read More »
![2022 NES Blitz Tournament](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/clo_2022-nes_blitz_750x400.jpg.webp?itok=xIPa39t5)
The National Elementary School (K-6) Championship is off to an exciting start. With more than 1,000 players from 42 states convening in the Buckeye… Read More »
![2022 NMS Playing Hall](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/clo_2022-nms_middle-round_750x400.jpg.webp?itok=ym0ToDtz)
Today, we enter the middle rounds of the National Middle School (K-8) Championship in Grapevine, Texas. After three rounds, only 13 players from 162 … Read More »