Change.org petition demanding the resignation of Randy Bauer as president of USChess. change.org/p/demand-randy…

Better late than never. In addition to the apology/acknowledgment of their errors, Saint Louis Chess Club is committing to a number of significant reforms. Let’s hope this is a turning point. chess.com/news/view/st-l…

Many of the comments make fun of the long-form algebraic. Personally, I prefer, and use, long form. During the game, it makes it easier to locate a previous moves (e.g., when looking for repetition). After the game, the redundancy helps correct for notation errors.

If you’re in, or near, San Francisco …

Ivie is a very driven young woman with ambitious chess goals!

VAISHALI!!!!!!!!!! Oh my god I am so incredibly happy for her!!! Extremely well deserved 🤩🤩

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Me, exactly.

Haven’t listened to this yet, but John and Cyrus are the perfect guests to discuss Jeremy.

Today, I'm thrilled to announce that my personal website is LIVE! I'd be honored if you spent a few minutes checking it out: johnbartholomewchess.com

Awesome preview of the women’s Candidates. Sam is really a natural at this, and the incorporation of puzzles from Jennifer Shahade ‘s book, and her explanations of them, were excellent.

Great presentation by Elizabeth Spiegel about how to help children (or any #chesspunks !) play better chess, learn from losses, etc. 02 26 19 - 2019 Chess Educator of the Year - Elizabeth Spiegel youtu.be/__CPZu4ckjM?si…

Even if you think you heard every detail as this unfolded, you’ll learn something new from the New York Magazine story. I agree with Cristof de Loet’s assessment that’s it’s ultimately sad.

An instructive and amusing puzzle.

I found this mate-in-2 interesting, not because the basic idea was elusive, but because at first it seems like there might be multiple solutions. Identifying each of Black’s defensive resources is necessary to find the unique winning line.

After following Rose Atwell on Twitter, it’s great to see her “in person” in an interview! youtu.be/WkN4AqbPkzw?si…

Sad news for the chess world: nytimes.com/2025/02/27/wor…

John Bartholomew John Bartholomew, following his cofounding of Chessable, is yet again on the ground floor of a really promising development in the chest world.