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The Opening: Daily Chess News from First Look Chess

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Daily chess news in about five minutes: the results, the players and the decisions that matter to American chess, every morning. The Opening is the audio edition of First Look Chess, a daily newsletter for players, organizers, coaches and serious fans. Each episode covers the top five stories of the day — the Olympiad and the world championship cycle, the US Championships and US Chess national events, norms and rating milestones, federation news and the business of chess — drawn from the newsletter's morning edition, with facts checked against sources before they are read. The full edition, with links, games and PGNs to download, is available for subscribers at firstlookchess.com. Read by a synthetic voice. Powered by AI, guided by human expertise. (Note: Some names will be mispronounced at first; we fix each one as we hear it.)

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The Opening, Oct 24: Lichess ends its boycott of US Chess

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Lichess has

Oct 24
4 min

The Opening, Oct 23: Wesley So takes the national title

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Wesley So is

Oct 23
5 min

The Opening, Oct 22: Rachael Li is US Women’s Champion

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Rachael Li,

Oct 22
4 min

The Opening, Oct 21: Wesley So a draw from a fourth title

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Wesley So dr

Oct 21
6 min

The Opening, Oct 20: Rachael Li beats Nazi Paikidze to lead

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Rachael Li,

Oct 20
5 min

The Opening, Oct 19: Favorites keep winning at the European Club Cup

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: The favorite

Oct 19
4 min

The Opening, Oct 18: Wesley So beats Andy Woodward to lead alone

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Wesley So be

Oct 18
4 min

The Opening, Oct 17: Wesley So leads alone after beating Ray Robson

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Wesley So is

Oct 17
5 min

The Opening, Oct 16: Caruana and Liang join the leaders

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Fabiano Caru

Oct 16
7 min

The Opening, Oct 15: Andy Woodward beats Fabiano Caruana

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Andy Woodwar

Oct 15
5 min

The Opening, Oct 14: Caruana wins Titled Tuesday on rest day

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Fabiano Caru

Oct 14
5 min

The Opening, Oct 13: Caruana joins So in the championship lead

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Fabiano Caru

Oct 13
5 min

The Opening, Oct 12: Shankland and Woodward win in round three

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Sam Shanklan

Oct 12
5 min

The Opening, Oct 11: Wesley So and Awonder Liang share the lead

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Wesley So an

Oct 11
5 min

The Opening, Oct 10: So, Liang and Xiong lead in Saint Louis

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Wesley So, A

Oct 10
4 min

The Opening, Oct 9: Caruana and Yip defend titles in Saint Louis

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: The U.S. Cha

Oct 9
5 min

The Opening, Oct 8: Ukraine’s federation seeks treason case against Podolyak

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Ukraine's ch

Oct 8
5 min

The Opening, Oct 7: Three Afghan Olympiad players held in Kabul

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: FIDE is purs

Oct 7
5 min

The Opening, Oct 6: Hikaru Nakamura sets a blitz rating record

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Hikaru Nakam

Oct 6
3 min

The Opening, Oct 5: Wesley So backs Pacquiao’s new federation

Every story in this episode is in the First Look Chess newsletter, with the links, the games, and the PGNs to download: firstlookchess.com In this episode: Wesley So ha

Oct 5
4 min

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