Tim Just, Chief Editor of the 5th, 6th, and brand new 7th edition of the rule book. I asked my colleagues to present tricky situations, all on...
June 2019
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Ian Nepomniachtchi leads the 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour by a full point as Saturday’s Round 4 action gets underway. Wesley So and Magnus Carlsen...
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The 2019 Summer Classic came to an end Friday in Saint Louis, with all three sections featuring clear winners and solid, fighting chess. A GROUP Le...
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The US Chess webstore is back up. Thanks for your patience!
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Don’t mess with Texas. One of only two non-Californians in the event, Texan IM Justin Wang overcame an impressive field to win the 2019 U.S. Cadet...
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The 2019 Pan American Junior U20 Championships will be held August 1 – 6, 2019 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The categories for this event are U20 Open and...
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The World Open “Chess Festival” got underway on Thursday June 27th with the first round of the Philadelphia International. Over the next two weeks...
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WIM Mitzy Caballero (left) faces WIM Emily Nguyen (TX) in crucial round 6 encounter from the 16th SPFGI June 27, 2019 in St. Louis. WFM Anne-Marie...
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Turns out the death of classical chess may have been "greatly exaggerated" after all. The Zagreb stop of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour got underway...
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GM Vladimir Belous took first place at the Silver Anniversary of the Northeast Open (June 7-9, Stamford, CT) with a score of 4.5/5. This year’s...
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Episode 3 of the Chess Underground features chess set collector extraordinaire Ronald Suarez. For some, equipment is an afterthought. For others, a...
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The National Open has been a premier US event since 1965, and this year’s edition, held on June 11 to 16th, brought with it a number of new features...