As part of our continuing upgrade of office technology, the US Chess membership system will be unavailable from 6AM to approximately noon (CDT) on...
May 2018
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World Under 8 Champion Aren Emrikian CROSSVILLE, TN [UPDATED MAY 16, 2018] The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the list of players who have...
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CROSSVILLE, TN [UPDATED, MAY 17, 2018] The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the list of players who have qualified to participate in the...
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The 2018 Pan-American Junior (U20) Championships (Open and Girls) will be held June 19-24 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Find more info on the official site...
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Sharpen your tactics with puzzles from the games of the top 3 finishers of the US Women's Championships, Nazi Paikidze, Annie Wang, and Irina Krush!
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[pgn] [Event "Altibox Norway"] [Site "0:34:33-0:42:33"] [Date "2018.06.03"] [Round "6"] [White "Wesley So"] [Black "Magnus Carlsen"] [Result "1-0"]...
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Photo Cathy Rogers From the 1950s until the 1970s, World Championship matches attracted little worldwide interest because the contest always involved...
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GM Ruifeng Li won the 12th annual Philadelphia Open held from March 28 to April 1 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
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Photo He Shoots Lyfe Students from over 40 Chicago Public schools and cops faced off on May 2nd for the 1st Cops & Kids Culminating Chess Challenge to...
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Kimberly Doo Kimberly Doo McVay is an active member of the US Chess Women's committee, as well as an organizer of this year's Charity Chess...
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David Peng, Photo IM Eric Rosen FM David Peng won clear first at the 2018 National High School Championship with an undefeated score of 6 ½ - ½. The...
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After a dramatic playoff, 24-year-old Nazi Paikidze became our new US Women's Chess Champion. After 11 rounds of Classical chess, Paikidze was tied...