Ray Linville’s high point as a chess player occurred when he swiped the queen of GM Hikaru Nakamura in a 60-second bullet game in 2021. This game was reported in a “My Best Move” column of the Chess Life magazine, published by the U.S. Chess Federation.
At Chess.com, he has been an editor (part-time) since 2019 and has edited news articles and tournament reports—including those of the Candidates and World Championship Tournaments and other major events—by titled players and noted chess writers as well as Game of the Day annotations by leading grandmasters. He has also been a contributing writer of chess terms, e-books, and general interest articles for ChessKid.com.
He enjoys “top blogger” status at Chess.com. His blog has won the award for Best Chess Blog from the Chess Journalists of America for several years. In addition, he has also been the recipient of first-place CJA awards for feature article, humorous contribution, online review, and educational lesson as well as honorable mention in the categories of personal narrative and historical article.
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IM Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria almost achieved the dream of every young woman chess player—she almost won her country’s national chess championship. In the 2023 Bulgarian Chess Championships, she ended half a point short of first plac...
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Do you recognize the name MrBeast as the world’s most popular YouTuber? Do you think he can teach and inspire others to create online content, and would you be interested in taking his online courses to improve your skills? Here is what any ...
Elon Musk continues to grab the headlines. He is constantly in the news, but how relevant is he to the chess community? Here is what you should know: Who Is Elon Musk? Why Doesn't Musk Play Chess? Does Musk Really Understand These Rules of C...
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Since 2003, a single woman has chosen a husband from as many as 25 bachelors in the American reality TV program The Bachelorette. She narrows down the pool of contenders until she picks a winner. Because her decisions are usually so hard to make, ...
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Saturday, August 6, marks the 50th anniversary of a remarkable event. Because it occurred in 1972, are you thinking of the Fischer-Spassky world championship match? However, GM Bobby Fischer and GM Boris Spassky were not the principal actors. ...
Fifty years ago, during the Fischer-Spassky world championship match, one name in the United States became a household word: Shelby Lyman. In the era before streamers, social media influencers, online news sources, and even the internet itsel...
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All deaths create losses—for families, friends, fans, and communities. In the chess world this year, several notable stars who died, some unexpectedly, will be particularly missed. Of those no longer with us, how well do you remember their l...
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Would you enter for a chance to go up against GM Hikaru Nakamura as he set out to win the most bullet speedrun games on Chess.com? I did—and I survived (almost). Bullet Speedrun Playing Against Nakamura Nakamura’s Accuracy ...
