US Chess Organizer of the Year Alex Relyea with Emily Nguyen, Photo Nam Nguyen Congrats to 13-year-old Emily Nguyen of Texas who took clear first in...
June 2016
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IM Steven Zierk, Photo Austin Fuller Grandmaster hopefuls IM Steven Zierk and IM Akshat Chandra tied for first at the 2016 Saint Louis Invitational...
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The US Junior Girls Championship is currently underway in Manchester, NH. One of the lowest rated players in the competition, Emily Nguyen, is...
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It was a normal boring Wednesday afternoon. I was just coming back from a long day of school and I was not really expecting anything out of the...
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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The Czech Republic put on an excellent display of chess and computer power, winning every match but one – a 2-2 tie with runner...
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Photo: Jason Luu The Las Vegas Chess Festival kicked off with the U.S. Women’s Open. WGM Vera Nebolsina won the tournament with an undefeated score of...
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FM Stephen Stoyko and IM Mark Ginsburg who emerged on top with 5½ of 6 and became the Senior Open co-champions. Randy Hough's report includes all the...
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Photo: Vivendi S.A. Try out tactical puzzles from the debut tournaments for the 2016 Grand Chess Tour! Paris: Nakamura vs. Carlsen The first stage of...
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Bovey Liu-- Atulya Vaidya, Photo Brian Yang The biggest battle at the Junior Open every year is for the coveted spot in the next year’s Junior...
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FIDE International Master Danny Kopec, born February 28, 1954, was a computer science professor at Brooklyn College, chess teacher and author of eight...
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This year's US Women's Olympic team has a spirited combination of experience and new blood, and we go to Baku with high hopes. The 42nd World Chess...
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The Crescent City (actually Kenner, across the river) is hosting two championship opens this weekend. After three rounds of the US Senior Open, the...