Fabiano Caruana defeated former World Champion Viswanathan Anand in round ten of the World Championship Candidates in Moscow. This attacking win...
March 2016
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The US Chess Federation is soliciting Bookstore bids for the following National events: U.S. Open, July 30 – August 7, 2016, Indianapolis Marriott...
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As we enter the home-stretch of the Candidates Tournament, let's take a look at the current front-runners to challenge Carlsen for the World...
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In the battle between our two American World Championship hopefuls, Fabiano Caruana topped Hikaru Nakamura. [pgn] [Event "Candidates 2016"] [Site...
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Photo Credit: World Chess In round six of the Candidates in Moscow, Levon Aronian defeated Hikaru Nakamura to join Sergey Karjakin in the lead with 4...
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Photo courtesy of Jim Woodward Why do we play chess? When I was younger, it was clear: to win. I wanted to win my section. I wanted to defeat titled...
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Tim Corkum of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin has won the 2011 Electronic Knights Championship. Tim, who qualified for all three Finals section, put...
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Karjakin is now leading the Candidates in Moscow after defeating both our current US Champion, Hikaru Nakamura and Vishy Anand. American contenders...
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WCM Priya Nikita, WFM Devina Devagharan and WCM Claudia Munoz I have never dabbled in the boy vs. girl chess debate and simply play chess with the...
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Congratulations to GM Hou Yifan, who won the World Women's Chess Championship with 6/9. See if you can solve some tactical highlights from the event.
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The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is soliciting T-Shirt Vendor bids for the following National events: US Open, July 30 – August 7, 2016...
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The Candidates began today on March 11, in Moscow, Russia to determine the challenger to Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship match scheduled for...