Our new U.S. Women's Chess Champion, 17-year-old Jennifer Yu appears on Ladies Knight to discuss her historic victory at the 2019 US Women's...
April 2019
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On the weekend of April 12-14, the Chicago weather went from early Spring 60 degrees on Friday to a snow storm on Sunday. Han Solo and Darth Vader...
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The 2019 World Senior Team Championships will be contested from April 16-24th at the Olympic Palace Hotel in Rhodes, Greece. Two titles will be...
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A chessplayer walks into a Star Wars convention Results are in at the 16th Annual Kasparov Chess Foundation All Girls Nationals. Winners include 9...
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The 16th edition of the Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) All Girls National Tournament is underway with approximately 400 girls participating in six...
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In the course of writing my April 2019 review for Chess Life, devoted to the fascinating new Game Changer by Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan, I had...
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Registration for the 2019 World Cadet event, to be held in Weifang, China, will commence Monday, April 15th and last until Wednesday, May 15th 2019...
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Plan a tournament or any kind of chess event to promote chess on National Chess Day and enjoy the following benefits: Any one-day event for October 12...
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The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the list of players who have qualified to participate in the 2019 World Youth (U14, U16, U18) Chess...
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The 28th Annual Eastern Class Championship was held April 5-7th at the Host Hotel in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. This year’s event drew 230 players in...
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As I look back on my time in Saint Louis attending the 2019 U.S. Championships, there are moments and images that stick with me. One of them is the...
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I had the amazing and unique opportunity to sit down at a chess board to play against Martha Samadashvili as she took on 19 other players...