The Champions Showdown is a unique event, featuring many of the top players in the world (including Carlsen and all of the top 3 American players), an...
November 2017
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Palo Alto, Calif., Nov. 8, 2017 — Chess.com and Twitch today announced a multi-year partnership to benefit chess streaming and major chess events...
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The nature of the Swiss system pretty much requires the higher rated players to play for a win, especially in the early rounds when the rating...
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"The technique of good correspondence chess lies in playing good moves." -Graham Mitchell
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This is the first tournament Elshan won as a US citizen. Congratulations Elshan!
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This will be the first time in the history of the NATO Chess Championship that the event will be held in the United States and only the second time...
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Last week one of my favorite yearly events, the Spice Cup Open, concluded in Saint Louis, Missouri. With both Webster University and Saint Louis...
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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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Ding Liren vs. Wesley So at the World Cup Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren has already qualified for the 2018 Candidates set for Berlin in March. Next...
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Photos by Ms. F.T. Reid Metro Atlanta Chess Partners hosted our National Chess Day 2nd Annual Campout Tournament at the Outdoor Activity Center in...
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SAINT LOUIS (October 26, 2017) — In 2016, for the first time in 40 years, the American national team edged out 180 countries from around the world to...
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The GAMMA Reykjavik Open in Iceland is always popular among American players. In 2017, Kostya Kavutskiy wrote about the same event in his Magical...