The biggest week ever on Chess.com?

A huge chess week is coming up on Chess.com, starting with the Computer Chess Championship on Monday and ending with the world champion Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So on Saturday. In between, the Chess.com news team has full reports from the Champions Showdown in St. Louis and the controversy brewing at FIDE. It's all here for you at Chess.com.  First, tune in on November 13-16, as Chess.com hosts the first annual Computer Chess Championship. The world's top 10 engines will play one another in a fan-friendly, round-robin rapid format for the first three days, leading up to a rapid, blitz, and bullet super-final showdown between the top two engines on Nov. 16.  Live coverage begins each day Nov. 13-16 at noon PST on Chess.com/TV and Twitch/tv/chess, with master commentary. Read more about the Computer Chess Championship here. Meanwhile, get comprehensive reports from St. Louis and the Champions showdown from the Chess.com news team. On Saturday, Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So will fight for the right to face Alexander Grischuk in the semifinals of the Speed Chess Championship, and this juggernaut of a match will be live on Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. PST. Catch the world champ in action on Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. PST on Chess.com/TV and Twitch.tv/chess. Read more about the 2017 Speed Chess Championship here. Chess Tests For Players 1400 And Up Here are six puzzles. They might be tactics, they might be positional, or the puzzle might be about understanding some hidden deep, dark, strategic concept. In other words you need to face real-world problems and figure out real-world solutions. In a actual game nobody tells you, “that such and such is weak, you should attack it.” Or, “Hey Mr. X, look for a tactic!” ... Performance Stats Live Chess - Blitz: After 13 games your rating is 752! Play Live Chess - Rapid: After 24 games your rating is 764! Play Tactics: Your rating is 400 (0 problems over 0 hours) Train Lessons: Get interactive training from chess masters Learn Time: Creating Threats How do you use time in a chess game to create a threat? GM Simon Williams continues his lesson on controlling tempo to win. FIDE Criticized For Hosting World Rapid, Blitz In Saudi Arabia The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has received strong criticism for its decision to host this year's World Rapid & Blitz Championships in Saudi Arabia.  "The fact that certain people will not be able to [participate] means it really shouldn't be called a world championship frankly," said Hikaru Nakamura. Update 11 November: "Double world champion" Anna Muzychuk has announced... Daily Puzzles The Beauty In Tactics Some Sweet Moves Exquisite Mating Initiative Sometimes Free Is Not Free Mating Before Getting Mated Upcoming Tournaments Test tournament Arizonians XXXVIII Battle for September bobs tornament ChessUniversity.com Pro Chess Matches #47 Want less email? Change your e-mail preferences. Stop ALL Chess.com e-mail? Unsubscribe. Add alert@chess.com to your address book so you don't miss any email from Chess.com. Please do not reply to this email. Need help? Visit Chess.com Customer Support. This email was sent to: nisamooon@gmail.com - Privacy Policy Chess.com | PO Box 60400. Palo Alto, CA 94306