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FIDE
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 1
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 1Wednesday, 11 September 2024 The 2024 Chess Olympiad has begun! Typically, Round 1 pairings are top teams against those from developing federations. The most common story is about upsets. Every Olympiad, there is usually a case of a player with a 300-400 rating handicap winning or…
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Olympiad
2024 Chess Olympiad (Budapest, Hungary)
Budapest, Hungary is the site of the 2024 Chess Olympiad and the venue is said to be spectacular. The event began on September 11th and will last until the 23rd. This Olympiad marks the 100th year of FIDE’s founding. ChessBase India’s Sagar Shah gave a tour of the BOK Hall…
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Olympiad
Chess Olympiad begins… Visagate rages
The Chess Olympiad started today as the favorites went through smoothly, but visagate has tainted the event. Many countries were not paired in the first round due to visa issues. Every couple of years, we see these stories, but this year it seemed unusual. Chessdom.com reported that as many as…
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Opinion/Editorials
Carlsen-Niemann… good for chess?
Today, one of the most anticipated events will take place in Paris, France, with Magnus Carlsen facing nemesis Hans Niemann. The two will be battling in a semifinal match in chess.com Speed Chess Championship. Hikaru Nakamura will play Alireza Firouzja in the other match. The buzz centers around the 2022…
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Drum Majors
Brewington Hardaway earns final GM norm!
Photo from X (Brewington Hardaway) Fifteen-year-old Brewington Hardaway made his long-awaited trip abroad in search of his final GM norm. He chose the Ciutat de Barcelona International Chess Open as the staging ground for his GM title pursuit. There was a buzz being generated in social media after “Brew” started…
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St. Lucia
Mathurin wins St. Lucia Chess Invitational!
FM Nathaniel Mathurin won the St. Lucia Chess Invitational, which attracted players from neighboring Dominica. Dominating the field with 9/9 and winning by a massive three points, Mathurin affirmed his position as the island’s top player. He holds a FIDE rating of 1950. Justin James was second on 6/9. Kaieem…
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USA
Kevin Pryor is the new President of U.S. Chess!
Kevin Pryor is the new President of the U.S. Chess Federation. A past President of the Florida Chess Association (FCA) and Executive Board member of the U.S. Chess Federation, Pryor was elected as the 32nd President of the U.S. Chess Federation at the Executive Board meeting during the 124th U.S.…
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USA
Jessica Hyatt earns National Master title!
Jessica Hyatt can now add National Master to her name after waiting a long time to celebrate this moment. This past weekend at the FIDE Premier at the Marshall Chess Club, the 18-year-old Brooklyn native was able to push her rating to 2200 for the first time. In 2019, Hyatt…
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Opinion/Editorials
Why are numbers declining in Black Chess?
There seems to be a decline in the number of Black players participating in major U.S. tournaments. The World Open is one of America’s marquee events and is typically a chess tournament where many players want to make magic happen. It is also the tournament that acts as a sort…
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Media Stories
The story of Shama Yisrael, the first female African-American Chess Master
National Master Shama YisraelPhoto by Otis Wilson/954 Chess Club Shama Yisrael earned the title of National Master last weekend, becoming the first African-American woman to earn the coveted honor. After playing in several tournaments in a week’s time, the 20-year-old earned her last few points at the Pincrest Independence Open.…
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