WIM Dr. Alexey Root The #9 article in Best of US Chess 2017 is In Memory of Dad: Chess, Parenting & Crossing Borders by WIM Dr. Alexey Root. Alexey's...
January 2018
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All heads in the room turned to look as the legendary former World Champion Garry Kasparov made his way through the aisles.
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The #10 article in Best of US Chess 2017 is Jamaal Abdul Alim's piece "Petrosian Wins World Open: 'Forget About the Draw'". Abdul-Alim interviewed GM...
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In Best of US Chess, we countdown the top ten uschess.org articles of the year. Find last year’s contest results and the winning 2016 article by IM...
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Today, the 2018 PRO Chess League officially restarts - with 5 of the World top 10 and a former World Champion joining this season: Carlsen, Caruana...
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The attached lists of over 800 entries is a brief index for when William Lombardy was mentioned in Chess Life between 1953 and 1975 and then between...
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"I recommend that you use correspondence chess to test out the openings that you will later play in your over-the-board tournament games." -Jon...
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There you are, staring at the board. The position is stagnate, and it is your opponent’s turn to move. You offer a draw.
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We had more than 100 excited players join us for the 2018 New Year Championship. While missing many of our regular titled players, we did not lack...
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“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” –Henry Ford
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The 27th Annual North American Open at Bally’s Las Vegas after Christmas featured both a record turnout of 805 players and a hotly contested battle...
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Depending on who you ask, winter in Texas is not too bad, but it is even better with a great chess event on the calendar!