GM Cristian Chirila

XcellChess Club, US Amateur Team West Champions
In the summer of 2015 I started working with Bay Area Chess (BAC) as the head coach for a new and… Read More »

Photo Max Avdeev
The 10th game of the epic C vs K saga was announced as the most important one up to this moment. A game in which Magnus had to… Read More »

GM Cristian Chirila writes about round nine of the World Chess Championship, in which Magnus Carlsen was perilously close to losing his second game… Read More »

GM Cristian Chrila ruminates on the second edition of Millionaire Chess in Las Vegas, illustrated with beautiful portraits from David Llada and key… Read More »