Top World Talents Face-off at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis Aug. 5-16 ST. LOUIS, July 29, 2016 – It is the summer of sports –...
July 2016
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Joy Cao, Photo Anne Buskirk Tiny Joy Cao delivered a big-voice, a cappella rendition of the National Anthem to begin US Open festivities in...
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The US Open begins this weekend and attendees can take an opportunity to watch a special complimentary advance screening of The Queen of Katwe, a...
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Grandmaster and composer Pal Benko celebrated his 88th birthday earlier this month and passes on some birthday gift problems to US chess readers. In...
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Timur Gareyev before his blindfold simul at the Marshall Chess Club Timur Gareyev won the Pacific Southwest Open in Irvine, CA with an undefeated 5.5...
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GM Victor Mikhalevski, Photo Betsy Dynako 2013 The Chicago Class was held July 15th-17th at the Wyndham in the Chicago suburb of Wyndham, Illinois...
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GM Michael Rohde The Schenectady Open is not a major stop on the CCA calendar but it continues the efforts to bring weekend chess to other parts of...
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The Washington DC/Rockville Hilton Hotel is centrally located near work and play. Just steps away from the Twinbrook (Red Line) Metro Station, the...
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GM Illia Nyzhnyk, Photo Jim Doyle The main event of the World Open concluded July 4th, but there was still much chess to be played. Normally the side...
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DENTON, TX – Play chess and meet former U.S. women’s chess champion Alexey Root as she signs her latest book, Prepare With Chess Strategy, on Saturday...
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There are a few spots remaining for the 36th U.S. Chess School in Orlando Florida. The U.S. Chess School is an invitation only camp for some of the...
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Ruifeng Li at the recent US Junior Closed. Photo: Austin Fuller As the 117th US Open approaches in Indianapolis, Indiana (July 30- August 7) at the...