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This is Larry’s last The Check is in the Mail. He has ably carried the good work of former editor Alex Dunne forward. As Larry writes “…at a point where there are a lot of things I want to do with my life (including getting better at this…
In Monday’s fourth round of the 2022 FIDE Olympiad, the USA’s Open team narrowly avoided losing to Uzbekistan, with the match ending in a 2-2 tie. Meanwhile, our Women’s team recovered from yesterday’s loss by beating Australia 3-1.
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While things are still quiet at the top of the standings after two rounds of the traditional schedule of the 122nd Annual U.S. Open Chess Championship, the races for first in the five invitationals are all heating up after the first of two grueling day…
The August 2022 issue of Chess Life is now available in digital and print formats.
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Magnus Carlsen was held to a draw by Daniele Vocaturo as Italy won on the bottom two boards to defeat Norway in Round 3 of the Chennai Olympiad. Austria shocked Germany 2.5:1.5, while Ukraine only scraped a draw against Cuba. In the women’s section Mon…
En 2019 la ONU estableció que el 20 de julio fuera considerado el Día Internacional del Ajedrez, conmemorando la creación de la FIDE el 20 de julio de 1924 en París. Precisamente el pasado 20 de julio Magnus Carlsen anunció que no iba a defender su tít…
Fifty years and one week ago I completed my first USCF-rated chess tournament, the U.S. Booster Championship in Chicago, Illinois. I’ve never really considered this to be my “first tournament,” because I had played earlier that summer in the 1972 Indiana State Championship. But a funny thing happened — that tournament never got rated. I […]
On Thursday, July 28th, the festivities kicked off for the 44th Chess Olympiad.
Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 88th instalment of his ChessBase show “Understanding before Moving”, Herman continues to expl…
Most games favoured the favourites in round 2 of the Chess Olympiad, with a few exceptions. In the open section, Zambia and Bulgaria upset Denmark and Croatia respectively, while among the women, Ecuador got the better of Slovenia. World champion Magnu…
Of all chess players, Fabiano Caruana is currently the most well-known Leo. We do, however, have a second one in the wings with Praggnanandhaa. But Judit Polgar and Mikhail Botvinnik, two other notable Leo’s, tower over both players. The world champion…
This is from a game played in the Chessable English Women’s Championship (Nina Pert – Anusha Subramanian) played in Kenilworth back in May. Rooks have just been exchanged on f3 and now Black has to decide how to get out of check. What would you advise? I suspect that, in this situation, I’d probably have … Continue reading “A Pawn Ending from Kenilworth”
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The 122nd U.S. Open began Saturday with blitz, bughouse, and bombast. Oh, and the first of nine days of serious chess kicked off as well, with a seat in the 2022 U.S. Championship at stake!
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Saturday saw a number of traditionally popula…
The third round of the 2022 FIDE Olympiad saw America’s Open team win their third match to remain among the leaders, while the Women’s team suffered an upset loss to Mongolia.
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Magnus Carlsen beat Georg Meier in an 80-move grind as Norway defeated Uruguay 4:0, while top seeds USA edged a 2.5:1.5 win over Paraguay in Round 2 of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai. We got the first upsets, with 17th seeds Croatia put to the sword 3.5…
