Photo Anastasia Karlovich Wesley So has advanced to the World Cup semi-finals in Tblisi, Georgia. Wesley defeated Vladimir Fedoseev of Russia in the...
September 2017
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Maggie Luo At US Chess, we are always interested in diverse ways to stand out in the game beyond increasing your rating, whether by teaching...
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Coach Andranik Matikozyan with his World Youth students Liran Zhou (gold in Open Under 10) and Ellen Wang (bronze in Girls Under 10), wearing sponsor...
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Round 3 has left the chess world in shock as many favorites and top 10 players have been knocked out, including Magnus Carlsen. Out of the five...
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National Chess Day cake in Memphis, TN Are you ready for National Chess Day Event on October 14, 2017? The holiday dates back to October 9, 1976, as...
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Hou Yifan on a Georgian Billboard, Photo Cathy Rogers Sitting in the dining room at a Chess World Cup after a round has concluded is a strange...
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Lenderman (USA) v Tari (NOR) in round two of the World Cup, Photo Cathy Rogers The GM Aleksander Lenderman is the lowest rated of the nine US Chess...
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Test your tactical skills with puzzles from the Chess.com Speed Chess Championship.
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Molner (left) accepts the championship trophy from New Jersey Chess Federation President and new US Chess Board member Hal Sprechman (right), Photo...
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Tim Just is a National Tournament Director, FIDE National Arbiter, and editor of the 5th & 6th edition of the US Chess Rulebook. He is also the author...
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View of Tbilisi, Photo Cathy Rogers Georgia has in recent years been keen to promote itself as a desirable tourist destination. Add to that a chess...
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I’m Sharan Subramanian, a student at the University of Chicago and the Founder and President of Invest in Chess, a service-based chess advocacy...