Final Four of College Chess Head to New York City
The Final four of college chess head to New York City this weekend, where four teams will fight for the President’s Cup at the historic…
Posts from March, 2017
Rural Mississippi Chess Team to Be Featured on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes will feature chess in a segment on a rural Mississippi State Championship chess team in Franklin County. The show will highlight the benefits of chess,…
Garry Kasparov to Open SuperNationals VI
Former World Champion, author and human rights activist Garry Kasparov will be the headline guest at SuperNationals VI at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center,…
Can You Play The Endgame Like Wesley So?
As the PRO Chess League reaches its exciting conclusion this coming weekend (March 25-26), it’s a perfect time to review some highlights of Wesley So, who…
Request For Proposals: Phase Two of uschess.org
Find a request for proposals for the further development and redesign of our website Although the project was originally designed and approved to be completed in…
Nikolay Minev (1931-2017)
Few individuals have had as big an impact on the chess world as International Master Nikolay Minev who died on March 10, 2017, in Seattle,…
GM Smith and FM Petesch Win the Pittsburgh Open
Smith and Petesch met in round 4 with Smith in clear 1st at 3-0, leading the field by half point.
Blunt Predictions: Greg on the US Championship
IM and PRO Chess League commissioner Greg Shahade contributes his annual blunt predictions on the US Chess Championships, coming up in Saint Louis from March…
IM Norm Tourney Underway at University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
The 2017 University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley’s Spring Break IM-norm tournament is currently underway in Brownsville, Texas. Follow along on the tournament website and find…
When Lighting Strikes Once: Winning vs. Caruana
Fischer v. Spassky. Kasparov v. Karpov. Caruana v. Finn. Some great rivalries are known to everyone in the chess world. Caruana-Finn is not, of course,…
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