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The third annual Grand Chess Tour, arguably the top chess tour in the world, is right around the corner with none other than Magnus Carlsen headlining the…
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Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult…
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Every year the first and longest elite tournament starts in January: Tata Steel!The Wimbledon of Chess, as it is known, started Jan. 14 and ends Jan. 30.…
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Last year was a historic one year for chess. Magnus Carlsen defended his World Championship title in a tense showdown against Russian challenger, Sergey…
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The World Chess Championship is the pinnacle event of the chess world. The process to earn the right to challenge the reigning world champion is grueling,…
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The chess world is awaiting the third leg of the Grand Chess Tour, the fourth annual Sinquefield Cup, to begin in St. Louis on Aug. 1. This series of four…
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The Grand Chess Tour was introduced to the chess scene in 2015 to give the world’s very best players a new series of tournaments to compete in and also to…
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This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - To become a world champion one has to be dedicated to a lifetime of hard work.The World…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 26, 2013 - I wonder if World Champion Viswanathan Anand is nervous.The idea sounds a bit…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 16, 2013 - The results are in and the favorite won the Sinquefield cup in the chess tournament…