As the momentum for our US Chess Women's movement continues to grow, a video by film-maker Jenny Schweitzer Bell premiered today in the New Yorker...
August 2018
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The inaugural National Senior Tournament of Champions kicked off on July 28 in Madison, Wisconsin at the U.S. Open, along with the Denker High School...
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Veronika Zilajeva, our new National Girls Tournament of Champions winner, talks to Jennifer Shahade about her victory in Madison, the links between...
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Former US Chess Executive Director and Chess Life Editor Gerard J. Dullea, died on Sunday, July 29th at the age of 75. Dullea was a professor of...
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The inaugural National Senior Tournament of Champions kicked off on July 28 in Madison, Wisconsin at the U.S. Open, along with the Denker High School...
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The US Chess annual report is now available for online download with great photography and news to share, including a positive report on the financial...
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GM Timur Gareyev, Photo Henk Prinsloo Results are in at the U.S. Open, held from July 28-August 5th in Madison, Wisconsin. Timur Gareyev took clear...
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of one of our U.S. Open participants during the event’s final round on August 5th. The loss of one...
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Photo Henk Prinsloo Four Grandmasters are tied with 7/8 going into the final round of the US Open in Madison, Wisconsin. All four won their...
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The coveted trophy in gold, and the US Junior Grand Prix trophy in silver, won by Alan Hung of California. Friday night at the US Open Championship...
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#USOpenChess action, Photo Henk Prinsloo The twitch streaming continues at #USOpenChess in Madison through the weekend. As schedules merge on Friday...
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IM Praveen Balakrishnan and Andy Huang, both of Virginia, Photo Henk Prinsloo All three of the junior Champion of Champions had to win as Black in the...