September 2016 - Page 2 of 4

Posts from September, 2016

Hikaru Nakamura. Photo: Eteri Kublashvili, Olympiad Website

Captain’s Report: US Wins 2016 Chess Olympiad

The United States made history with its victory in the 2016 Chess Olympiad held in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 2-13. This result marked the first…

Raising a Chess Champion

On Friday, September 23rd, at 7:30 p.m., the Dallas Chess Club will host Wayne Xiong, father of the 2016 World Junior Chess Champion Jeffery Xiong….

The US Team on the highest level on the Olympic podium along with the silver and bronze winners, Ukraine and Russia. Photo: Maria Emelianova, Official Website

Can You Calculate like an Olympic Gold Medalist?

For the first time in 40 years, the US has won gold at the Olympiad. How did they do it? Here’s a look at some…

Meet Abhimanyu Mishra, Our Youngest Ever US Chess Expert

Abhimanyu Mishra from New Jersey became the youngest ever expert at the age of seven years, six months and 22 days, beating Awonder Liang’s record…

Newsflash: US Defeats Canada, Earns GOLD Medals

Our final round pairing against our northern neighbors seemed fortuitous on paper, but USA wasn’t able to wipe out the floor with the Canadians, despite a…

Millionaire Chess Open Heads to Atlantic City in October

There is now less than a month before the third (and possibly final) edition of the Millionaire Chess Open as it is set to kick…

US Team in Prime Position as Baku Finale Looms

The penultimate round in Baku was a blazing affair on most boards for the American Open team. The games were fast and furious. First to…

The September Check is in the Mail

Razvan Azamfirei takes 16W07 Razvan Azamfirei is a 19-year-old student at Yale University majoring in molecular, cellular, and Developmental Biology. He also is a chess…

Sunday in Baku: US Defeats Norway; Women Fall to China

Even with World #1 Magnus Carlsen heading the team, the Norwegian squad had absolutely no chance against Team USA. The first board game was very…

GM Timur Gareyev. Photo: Irina Nizmutdinova

Labor Day Weekend Round-Up: From New York to California

Our coverage of Labor Day’s intense schedule of tourneys includes GM Stripunsky winning the NJ Open,with annotations from GMs Benjamin and Fishbein. Also: NY State Champs, won by Ostrovskiy and the SoCal Champs, won by GM Gareev and IM Bryant.

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