Cherry Hill, New Jersey (August 14, 2018) — Ilia Lipilin (Russia) is the World Champion for the FIDE World Junior Chess Championship for the Disabled...
August 2018
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(Crossville, TN) The United States Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2019 All-America Chess Team. Team members will be presented with their...
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Congratulations to the 2018 Chess Journalists of America Award Winners! Here are a few of the top winners with excerpts from their work.
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Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) grabbed the lead at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz in the third day of play, both...
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Ray Robson is one of the top 10 grandmasters in the country and within the top 100 players in the world. He was a member of the Gold Medalist 2016 U.S...
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Wesley So after winning the 2017 U.S. Championship. Photo: Lennart Ootes Wesley So 2017 U.S. Champion, World Top 10 Player, and Super-Grandmaster US...
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Fabiano accepts his US Chess Grandmaster of the Year award, Photo Lennart Ootes The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz was opened on August 9, 2018 at the...
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USA took gold at the Pan-American Youth! The XXIX Pan American Youth Chess Championships took place in Santiago, Chile, July 22 – 28. Santiago is a...
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On August 7th, the Opening Ceremony and the Drawing of Lots opened the 2nd FIDE World Junior Chess Championship for the Disabled in Cherry Hill, New...
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US Chess has two full-time job openings currently, a Governance Coordinator (application deadline extended to 8/31), and a Director of Development...
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The thrilling STL Rapid & Blitz is beginning again at the Saint Louis Chess Club this weekend. Let's take a look at the competitors.
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Blindfold phenom Timur Gareyev (Kansas) kept his eyes very wide open to opportunities as he rebounded from a 5th-Round loss to GM Jorge Cori (Missouri...