Editor’s note: 13-year old IM Christopher Yoo is one of America’s brightest young talents, and one of our most active junior players. Like most of us...
May 2020
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Let’s be real. Chess players have it pretty good during these trying times. Our game can be played without leaving the house, and we are used to...
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Welcome to the May 2020 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication...
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IM Carissa Yip, who has started an initiative to raise money for COVID-19 relief via her twitch channel, will be the next guest in our online Girls...
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Former U.S. Women's Champion WGM Sabina Foisor will face WFM Alexandra Botez on Saturday, May 9th at 5:30 ET in a blitz and bullet match at twitch.tv...
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IM and U.S. team captain John Donaldson spoke to US Chess today about the ongoing FIDE Online Nations Cup and what his life is like during the COVID...
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Please watch and listen to this video in which our current US Chess President W. Allen Priest and past president Steve Doyle share news about an...
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US Chess announces that the 2020 U.S. Open has been canceled due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 global pandemic. It will not be rescheduled. The...
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Hi all, it’s IM Carissa Yip! Hope you guys are doing well and staying safe in quarantine :) I’m writing to personally invite you all to a charity...
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Dear Friends of US Chess, On behalf of US Chess, I want to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in #GivingTuesdayNow on May 5...
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The TD Show This week's “The TD Show” topic will be "Illegal Moves" and will air at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific on Thursday, May 7 on the US Chess Twitch...
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The May edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic Communication Daniel...