March 2016

GM Julio Sadorra The sunny coastal town of Fort Myers, Florida is a unique place, for sure. Home to the renowned Edison and Ford Estates, with year...
Photo Paul Whitehead The oldest chess club in the United States, the Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club of San Francisco (founded December 1854), has...
GM Aleksandr Lenderman won the George Washington Open held at the Dulles Airport Hyatt Hotel from February 26th to 28th. Lenderman scored 4 ½ out of 5...
The following international youth tournaments have been announced: The 2016 North American Youth – Windsor, Ontario, Canada, August 7-11, 2016 http:/...
Dr. Aprille Ericsson of the Goddard Space Center with the Chess Girls DC Chess Club. On Saturday, March 5th, Dr. Aprille Ericsson of the Goddard Space...
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Contact: Jerry Nash FIDE Youth Events jnash@uschess.org Cell: 931-787-2756 (CROSSVILLE, TN) The United States Chess Federation is pleased to announce...
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US Chess and Chess Life Magazine are seeking submissions from on site reporters and/or bloggers at the 2016 Candidates tournament in Moscow (March 10...
GMs Mariya Muzychuk and Hou Yifan, Photo Cathy Rogers At Lviv's most exclusive chess club, the assembled Grandmasters tried to work out what had gone...
The FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP, marking its thirtieth annual award, has selected Grandmaster Wesley So of Minnetonka Minnesota, as its...
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Chess.com announced World Champion Magnus Carlsen's participation in their Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship. The knockout event will also feature...
GM Ian Rogers previews the World Women's Championship match between GMs Hou Yifan and Mariya Muzychuk, which kicks off in Lviv, Ukraine today.
IM Greg Shahade gives an opinionated rundown on who has the best chance to win the Candidates Tournament coming up in Moscow (March 10-20) and...