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Top-seeded Americans GM Hans Niemann and IM Carissa Yip were both playing with a chance for first in the final round of the 2023 FIDE World Junior Championships in Mexico City, but their paths could not have been more different.  After storming to a 6½/7 start in the Girls section, Yip found herself playing catchup after losing her ninth round game against 13-year-old Chinese WIM Miaoyi Lu.  

Few individuals have had as great an influence on American chess as IM Jeremy Silman, who died on September 21 in Los Angeles, California. The cause was complications from primary progressive aphasia frontotemporal dementia.  

The US Team won the 2023 FIDE World Chess Championship 50+ in Struga, N. Macedonia on the heels of a 4–0 sweep of Poland in the last round on Thursday, September 28. Full results are available here.  

The 2023 FIDE Junior Chess Championships are officially past the halfway point, with six rounds played and five more to follow. IM Carissa Yip leads the Girls Under-20 section with a 5½/6 score.  

After six rounds of the 2023 FIDE World Senior Team Championships, team USA leads the 50-and-over section with five wins and one draw, while German team Germany Lasker Schachstiftung GK leads the 65-and-over section with a perfect 6–0–0 score.  

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the September issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content like this — access to digital editions of both Chess Life and Chess Life Kids is a member benefit, and you can receive print editions of both magazines for a small add-on fee.

Though the NATO Championship was  suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has now returned stronger than ever!  The 33rd NATO Chess Championship (Portoroz, Slovenia) features military personnel and civilians from members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This year the U.S.

The 2023 FIDE Women's World Team Championship concluded Monday, September 11 in Bydgoszcz, Poland after three days of group play and three days of knock-out rounds. When the dust settled, Georgia defeated Kazakhstan to claim top honors, while France defeated USA in the match for third place.   

After five rounds of the group stage, Team USA has qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIDE World Women's Team Championship. Actually, the top-seeded U.S. team qualified with a round to spare, and ended up still earning a top seed in the quarterfinals despite a last-round upset at the hands of host nation Poland.  Pairings for the quarterfinals, which begin Saturday, September 9, are below.  

Hello chess friends! This month’s column is the second in a series about the elements of chess analysis, using the email and correspondence games played by US Chess members as examples. The first column, looking at king safety, motivated a number of you to share your games, which is why last month’s column was something of a continuation of the first part of the series. This month we introduce the next element: time. Strap in folks, it’s another long one!