October 2018

Awonder giving a simul to kick off the U.S. Open, Photo Henk Prinsloo As I sit at home thinking about all of the activities that took place at the...
Isaak will be establishing the strategic framework for a robust development program to help fund the organization’s non-profit educational mission...
National Chess Day cake in Memphis, TN--what will their famous cake look like this year? Stay tuned! Happy National Chess Day! We hope you are...
The Rapid Park Open is one of the largest outdoor chess tournaments! What a perfect way to end the summer and welcome the school year!
NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 13 - GM Pontus Carlsson is embarking on a new and ambitious program using chess to help underprivileged kids learn strategy and...
Jennifer Pearson CROSSVILLE, TN: The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the hiring of Jennifer Pearson for the newly-created position of...
When Winston Wang and Frank Prestia, Sr. bumped into each other at the Parkway Hotel in St. Louis, they were both startled, but they both realized...
Welcome to the inaugural edition of "One Move at a Time," the US Chess podcast in which we talk to people and organizations that are advancing the US...
On the International Day of the Girl, October 11 th, 2018, we are thrilled to share with the US Chess community more good news about initiatives to...
The Frank P. Samford Jr. Chess Fellowship is pleased to announce its thirty-third consecutive annual award. The Fellowship was created by the late...
Congrats to Wesley So, who defeated GM Vidit Gujarathi on his 25th birthday. The occasion was celebrated by plenty of photoshops and memes on twitter...
Rusa Goletiani, Alisa Melekhina, Yuanling Yuan, Anita Wu and Alexandra Wiener Hosted at the offices of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, the first season of...