What is the spectator policy? Effective immediately, the playing halls at scholastic events organized by US Chess will be open to the following people...
October 2018
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What is the spectator policy? Effective immediately, the playing halls at scholastic events organized by US Chess will be open to the following people...
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We all know of Magnus Carlsen the hyper-confident chess player, World Champion, and highest ranked player in history, but who is he beyond competitive...
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Thalia Cervantes Results are in at the World Youth Championships, held in Halkidiki, Greece (October 19-30). Top results from the U.S. team included...
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Photo Louis Reed, Jr. The South Central Regional All Women and Girls Chess Championships was held October 20-21 at the Dallas Chess Club. Thanks to a...
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Jeffery Xiong finished his excellent performance tying for 3rd place with an undefeated score, including a draw with black against the 14th World...
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US Chess will be sending an official team to the World Youth U16 Olympiad in Konya, Turkey, November 24 - December 3. The team consists of the...
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Soledad O' Brien interviewed Rex Sinquefield on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel about his childhood, financial success and the vision which created the...
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To give us some perspective on how incredible Xiong's performance has been so far, let's compare his results to many of the world's best in the...
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We all know of Fabiano Caruana as the confident yet mild-mannered elite chess player, the 3rd highest ranked player in history, and 2014 Sinquefield...
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17-year-old Jeffery Xiong is currently tied for the lead at the star-studded chess.com Isle of Man Chess International Open with 4.5/5. His...
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Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson of Sweden visited New Orleans for a whirlwind trip to inspire young people and advance his latest project, Business Meets...