Congrats to Webster University's A team on winning the Pan American Championships in Columbus, Ohio with a score of 5.5-.5 Also qualifying for the...
December 2017
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2017 Pan-American Tournament Hall in Columbus, Ohio, Photo Al Lawrence Big ratings don’t guarantee smooth sailing. This week the Convention Center in...
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Accurately reflecting the rapid growth of chess strength in the northern California, the Bay Area Chess Winter Championship, the last BAC Championship...
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US Chess has approved another electronic scoresheet device. The device is the, ChessNoteЯ by Black Mirror Studio, LLC. For information on all US Chess...
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"It's always fun to play Magnus!" -Hikaru Nakamura
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As US Chess wishes all of our members a Happy Holiday season, Grandmaster Pal Benko challenges you to a few festive problems. Get started with this...
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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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For months, the US Chess Women’s Committee has been collecting data with surveys asking why girls quit chess, what they like about chess, and others...
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"I started out really well, but before today I really couldn't have expected that I would win it. Everything had to go my way." -Fabiano Caruana
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Jack Judy (left) and Aarush Ajith Watch our highlight reel from Greg Shahade's twitter coverage of the Kindergarten National Chess Championships held...
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I would describe it as something of a cross between my all-time favorite chess book, “The Immortal Game: A History of Chess,” by David Shenk, and, say...
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Top finishers in the fourth grade Championship are in a festive mood. Results are in from the K-12 National Grade Championships, held near Disney...