2017 US Chess Federation All-America Chess Team Announced (Crossville, TN) The United States Chess Federation (US Chess) is pleased to announce the...
October 2016
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When I think back to my early years in chess, the most vibrant memories are from the World Youth Championships; of course, the competition itself, but...
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Find an assortment of National Chess Day dispatches from around the US and beyond below, and also check out coverage of major events held over...
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Batumi Boulevard, Photo GM Irina Krush The World Cadets in Batumi, Georgia begin on October 19, and the US has a powerful delegation including many...
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Photo Ian Battaglia Grandmasters Boris Avrukh (IL) and Fidel Corrales-Jiminez tied for top honors at the 2016 Midwest Class tournament held October 7...
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Photo David Llada Dariusz Swiercz of Poland, now attending Saint Louis University, captured the 2016 Millionaire Chess Open Championship title, thus...
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Photo Anne Buskirk Chess Life Editor and US Chess Director of Publications Dan Lucas was featured today in the “Ask Amy” column, which is syndicated...
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Arlington, Va. — Of all the sounds that could distract a chess player during a tournament, few things can do the job as effectively as the "boing...
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Reigning US Women's Chess Champion Nazi Paikidze took a principled stance against participating in the upcoming Women's World Championship in Iran...
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The top 3 Americans, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura, all competed in this year's Isle of Man International Open. Can you solve...
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Girls Under 14 representative Ritika Pandey gives us an inside look into her experience at the World Youth tournament, held in Khanty-Mansiysk from...
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FM Alisa Melekhina, Adia Onyango, and Vanessa Sun welcome US Chess Scoop viewers to Millionaire Chess. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...