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Reclaiming a Championship, With a Nod to Motherhood
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The United States women’s champion, Anna Zatonskih, easily defended her title last week and joked, “I am trying to prove that motherhood did something good.” She has a 2-year-old daughter.
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After Training With a Legend, a Teenager Grabs a Big Win
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Magnus Carlsen, 18, dominated the Nanjing Pearl Spring tournament with a little help from his new mentor, the legendary champion Garry Kasparov.
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A Long Overdue Promotion After a Strong Finish in Texas
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Benjamin Finegold has finally shed the stigma that has haunted him for more than a decade: that he was the strongest international master in the United States.
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An Old Rivalry Is Revived, This Time on Friendlier Terms
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Garry Kasparov defeated Anatoly Karpov in a 12-game exhibition match in Valencia, Spain, last week.
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Valencia: Kasparov starts with 2-0 crunch
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Twenty-five years and still going strong: Garry Kasparov started his commemorative match against eternal rival Anatoly Karpov with two quick wins. The first game was over in 24 moves, when Karpov overstepped his time; and the second ended in 28 moves after a flashy kingside attack by Kasparov.
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Chinese Women Remind the World of Their Prowess
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The Chinese A team won the Women’s World Team Championship, edging out Russia and Ukraine for the title.
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They’re No Fun to Learn, but Endgames Lead to Wins
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Serious players must master basic endgames. Figuring them out during a game is difficult, if not impossible.
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Age Showdown Where Players Are Considered ‘Older’ at 33
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At the NH Hoteles tournament’s generational battle, the older team won for the first time in four tries, but three of its members were in their 30s.
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200 Years of Charging Knights and Kings in Check in Zurich
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This month, Schachgesellschaft commemorated its anniversary with a series of events including two open tournaments and a round-robin, rapid chess competition.
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Once a Prodigy, a 44-Year-Old Englishman Is Still the Standard-Bearer for His Country
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Thirty years after making his debut on the international tournament scene, Nigel Short is one of the top two players in England.
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Highly Skilled Competitors in Real-Life Mating Games
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As more women enter the top tier, there are more marriages among ranked players.
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2 Are Voted Off Board That Governs Chess Group
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An feud among the members of the United States Chess Federation’s board stemmed from allegations of identity theft.
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A Game With 960 Possible Openings, but an American Champ Is Unfazed
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The United States has again produced a world champion, though not in regular chess, but in a variant named for Bobby Fischer.
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Teenagers Dominate the Week in a String of Strong Finishes
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 18, and Parimarjan Negi, 16, were among the young players who stood out at competitions..
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A Champion Who Has Grown Into His Title
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Hikaru Nakamura won the United States Championship at 16, but he later earned a reputation as an immature player. Now 21, he has settled down and is winning more often.
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With Nine Wins, a Russian Dominates a German Event
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Victor Kramnik again took the title at the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting in Dortmund, Germany, with a come-from-behind victory over Magnus Carlsen.
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U.S. Chess Federation Lawsuit Becomes Criminal Issue
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A man is charged with identity theft and breaking into the e-mail of a member of the United States Chess Federation’s board.
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Lucky Break Helps a Russian Defend His World Open Title
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Evgeniy Najer won the tournament after the event’s leader, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, left early for another competition.
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Big July 4th in Philadelphia for Two American Teenagers
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Alex Lenderman, 19, of Brooklyn, and Samuel L. Shankland, 18, could both earn the grandmaster title at the World Open this weekend.
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World Federation Takes Notice of Young American Players
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Robert Hess of Stuyvesant High School is among a number of young players from the United States to be named grandmaster.
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After a Last-Place Finish, a Champ Recovers
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Alexei Shirov of Spain crashed and burned at the M-Tel Masters in May, but he had a strong start last week at a tournament in Russia.
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An Elite Player Fails to Learn From a Competitor’s Mistake
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Wang Yue lost a semifinal match to Magnus Carlsen at a tournament in Lei??n, Spain, after repeating errors made the year before by Viswanathan Anand.
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Assisting a World Champion Yields Dividends in a Title
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Surya Sekhar Ganguly, one of four seconds who helped Viswanathan Anand retain the world championship last year, said the experience reshaped his approach to the game.
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Highly Ranked Youth Loses Tactical Battle to an Old Pro
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Magnus Carlsen, 18, needed only a draw in the last round against Alexei Shirov, 36, to win the M-Tel Masters, but a strategic mistake cost him the title.
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Azerbaijan vs. the World, and a Rout Ensues
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A team from Azerbaijan that included three of the world’s top 20 players was badly beaten this month by an international squad led by Viswanathan Anand of India.
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New Generation Emerges Without Fischer as Influence
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Four players, ranging in age from 14 to 22, made their mark at the United States Championship in St. Louis.
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U.S. Championship Finds Benefactor With Deep Pockets
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Rex A. Sinquefield, a millionaire and businessman, has endowed the United States title tournament with enough money to raise the prize money and attract more top-ranked players.
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In Russia, Luck of the Draw Leads to a Perfect Final Match
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Levon Aronian and Peter Leko were tied for first when they were paired in the last round of the Grand Prix tournament that ended last week in Nalchik, Russia. Aronian won the hard-fought match.
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Russian Mayor Walks Into Chess Master’s Trap
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 Garry Kasparov, the Soviet chess champion, had embarrassing words for Sochi’s mayor.
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Importing Attack Style From a Game Big in Japan
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Toshiyuki Moriuchi is one of the best in the world at shogi, a variation on chess. At the Foxwoods Open this month, he demonstrated why he is ranked as a chess master as well.
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