Ideas, Openings & Improvement

Reflexes are supposed to decline. Hikaru Nakamura, 38, is instead chasing his own single-season bullet record. Here is why speed chess ages differently than assumed.

Four American grandmasters, all rated among the world's best, all in the same field at the Naroditsky Memorial. Here is how deep that bench actually runs.

Make one small inaccuracy against Nakamura and the game is over. His unique combination of speed, tactics, and relentless pressure explained.