This year marked the 50th Anniversary of the New York State Scholastic Championship, and, as befits such a milestone, this year’s attendance shattered...
April 2017
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Wesley So and Sabina Foisor, Photo Lennart Ootes Just like last year, I list the ten biggest takeaways from the 2017 U.S. Championships. It’s great to...
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GM Pal Benko recently contributed Apri Fools problems to the April edition of Chess Life Magazine, in which you are challenged to construct checkmates...
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When I first started playing chess, I spent a lot of time studying the opening. Inspired by the World Champion at the time, Garry Kasparov, I spent...
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The 62-player Open section was quite strong, which should be no surprise given the St Louis location. Many Webster students played as well as students...
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From the moment we landed in Saint Louis we were greeted with signs of chess culture in the chess capital. A banner welcoming guests for the Chess...
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2017 All Girls Nationals, Photo Betsy Dynako Zacate Before the first pawn was pushed, the All Girls National Championship was electric, thanks to a...
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Andretta now was leading the tournament with a 2700+ GM and an FM all with 2 ½ out of 3! On Sunday morning, Andretta was on board one against Perez –...
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From March 29–April 2, the Charlotte Chess Center and Scholastic Academy (CCCSA) held its second GM/IM Norm Invitational tournament in the hopes of...
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GM Li had white against Gorovets and needed the win in order to tie for 1st. He brought home the full point.
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We have a new US Women's chess champion: Congrats to Sabina Foisor! Foisor won a beautiful miniature today over Apurva Virkud, capped off with a...
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Alexander Onischuk, Photo IM Eric Rosen As the US Chess Championship draws to a close, three players lead the Open section: Wesley So, Varuzhan...