September 2020

There are many world champions, challengers, candidates, world-class players, national champions and well-known grandmasters in chess circles. The best players our game has ever seen are constantly celebrated and for…

What happens when you bring together powerful pairing software and one of the world's leading online chess platforms? In this article I (international referee Tania Karali) explain how you can use Swiss-Manager to…

The unexpected paradox of openness In a knockout chess tournament, grandmasters Fritz and Chester must play in the final. Ten decisive matches will determine the outcome of the championship. Although GM Chester…

Ambiguity casts a shadow over the ambition to win. This most often happens in a game of chess. A game on an ordinary chess board can end in a tie, but one is sure to emerge victorious in the case of "Giraffe Chess".Born in Proddatur of…

The first time legendary World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov and current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen faced each other was at the Reykjavik Rapid Tournament in 2004. Kasparov was only one year…

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray makes a move to the right side. He places himself behind a line of defense and is in a privileged position to achieve victory. The defense tries to stop him, but Murray's experience and expertise!-->…

Jupinderjit Singh When Saanvi Aggarwal from Chandigarh won second place in the National Chess Under 5 category in 2018, she highlighted the potential of North Indian chess players. Although…