WFM Alexandra Botez got off to a shaky start in the seventh episode of Kids vs. Stars when she found herself lost in seven moves against her 13-year-old Canadian compatriot WFM Ashley Qian. That game couldn’t be save, but despite serious time trou…
Chess.com returned to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston last weekend, hosting a packed program that explored chess, AI, and the intersection of mental and physical performance. The annual gathering of leading sports executives,…
GMs Amin Tabatabaei, Haik Martirosyan, and Oleksandr Bortnyk won 3 0 Thursday tournaments on April 23. No one had a smooth run to the title as GM Jose Martinez, one of the top Thursday performers this year, made the podium in each event, but could…