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Never question the the home team. After round two in the World Team Championship, Russia trailed China and the Poland by one match point. After round five, they have switched places, leapfrogging China and...
Magnus Carlsen is the sole leader after two days of play at the Paris Grand Chess Tour. He is still one point ahead of Hikaru Nakamura, after both players scored two wins and then drew each other on...
Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So are tied for first place after day one of the Paris Grand Chess Tour. They scored 5 points out of a possible six (since the rapid games count double) and...
The 2017 Grand Chess Tour kicked off today in Paris with pro-am activities at the Videndi headquarters, at a stone's throw of de Arc de Triomphe. With a series of rapid games, tomorrow...
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Many chess players have a limited understanding of the game. They think it’s all about mating the enemy king. They think it’s all about tactics and attack. They think it’s about creating...
PRO Chess League Rules as of 3/9/2017:
Eligibility and Team Makeup
A.1. Team rosters
A lineup is the four players you are using each match. A roster is the...
After my very first lesson at the chess club of the Pioneer Palace, our coach gave us a simple checkmate-in-three-moves puzzle. Immediately our most advanced players started shouting...
