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 One of the side effects of 2020 is that I seem to have lost less serious games this year than last. If I can recall as far back as March, I...

 The next in the 2020 series of online championships, the 2020 Online Cadets and Youth Rapid Championship, starts tomorrow. The event will b...

 With "The Queen's Gambit" still going strong on Netflix, there has been a lot of discussion about women's chess, and whet...

 The following opening exchange raises the question of what is the difference between blundering in the opening, or falling for a trap. In t...

 I've been involved in some ongoing discussions concerning the suitability for online events to be rated and award titles with the same ...

 GM Hrant Melkumyan has won the 2020 Vikings Weekender with 5.5/6. Conceding only half a point to fellow GM Anton Smirnov, he wrapped up fir...

 At the close of Day 1 of the 2020 Vikings Weekender, 4 players share the lead in the Open section, As expected GM Hrant Melkumyan and GM An...