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August 31, 2008 |
 Katerina Rohonyan prevailed against the higher-rated Natalia Zhukova to join Anna Zatonskih in advancing to round two of the Women's World Championship. (Nalchik, Russia, August 29-September 18)
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By Jennifer Shahade
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August 30, 2008 |
 Brooklyn based gamesplayer FM Ylon Schwartz,
has bested over 6800 players to qualify for the final table of the 2008
No-Limit Poker World Championship. He is nearly guaranteed the biggest payday ever for a chess/poker player.
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August 29, 2008 |
WGM Katerina Rohonyan and IM Anna Zatonskih are both representing America at the Women World Championship (Nalchik, Russia, August 29-September 18). Update: Rohonyan and Zhukova tied 1-1, will go to playoff.
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By Gary Kevin Ware
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August 29, 2008 |
 In the second part of Start Solving Now, Gary Kevin Ware shows what makes a good mate in three and four and discusses how much harder they really are. Can you solve the mate in 3 to the left?
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By Jennifer Shahade
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August 29, 2008 |
 The first week of the U.S. Chess League featured Boston Globe coverage and six exciting matches. Take the CLO quiz to win your choice of swag from your favorite team!
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By Abby Marshall
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August 28, 2008 |
 Abby Marshall blogs from the Atlantic Open (August 22-24, D.C) Her tumultuous tournament included nightmares on the c6 square, winning on time and a patient victory.
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August 27, 2008 |
 The final round of the Tal Memorial, won by Vassily Ivanchuk featured five draws, although not all were short: American World Championship Gata Kamsky had a fighting 74 move draw with Ponomariov.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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August 27, 2008 |
 GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Pascal Charbonneau are leading the Montreal International Empresa round-robin with 2.5/3 each.
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August 26, 2008 |
Gata Kamsky is having a tough time in the Tal Memorial (Moscow, August 18-27), but he won today against the tournament's top-dog (with Kramnik) Morozevich, giving him a chance to end on a high note with one round to go.
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August 25, 2008 |
 GMs Sergey Erenburg and Alexander Stripunsky took first place in the Atlantic Open (D.C, August 22-24) with 4.5/5 each. The Atlantic Open had a great turnout including five GMs and over 400 entries.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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August 25, 2008 |
 U.S. Champ Yury Shulman, GMs Nakamura and Akobian have arrived in Montreal for the International Empresa round-robin. The first round featured some hot theory cooked up by Canadian-American GM Pascal Charbonneau and IM Irina Krush.
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By Gary Kevin Ware
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August 22, 2008 |
 In the first of a two-part series, Gary Kevin Ware shows us how to approach chess problems, the anatomy of a good mate in two and the dangers of using Fritz to check your solving.
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By Robby Adamson
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August 22, 2008 |
 Robby Adamson previews the 08 season of the U.S. Chess League, which kicks off on Monday night with a match-up between the Arizona Scorpions and the Chicago Blaze, both new teams. 6 new GMs also join the USCL action this season.
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By Elizabeth Vicary
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August 21, 2008 |
 In the second part of U.S. Chess School Comes to New Jersey, read about eight of the most talented juniors in America and an interview with GM Joel Benjamin.
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By Jonathan Hilton
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August 21, 2008 |
 Jonathan Hilton, chief judge of the Chess Journalists of America (CJA) announces the full 2008 awards list,including Journalist of the Year Macauley Peterson. Also included are notes on scoring and links to many articles in CLO and CLM!
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By Elizabeth Vicary
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August 19, 2008 |
 The U.S. Chess School met for the second time this summer from August 12-16 at the Dean Chess Academy in New Jersey. Joel Benjamin was the coach, check out highlights from the lessons and a quiz for you to try.
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