July 2019

For the second year in a row, 16-year-old Carissa Yip recently won the U.S. Junior Girls Chess Championship title.The competition is the most prestigious national chess championship for junior players under the age of 21. The Chelmsford…

Chess grandmaster Igors Rausis was reportedly caught looking at his phone during a bathroom break at a major tournament in France last weekend. The Latvian-Czech chess star has been charged with cheating and suspended as a result.The World…

Sneaking into the bathroom with your smartphone to check out the best way to beat your opponent is probably the worst move you can make in a game of chess, but that's the charge against Grandmaster Igors Rausis afterwards. that he…

If you're a club player rated around 2000 USCF, then you're probably kidding the question in the title. You are probably thinking, "Yes, I would like to be world number one, but what are my chances of pushing my rating above…