The artist and singer Juga of jugamusica.com will lead our next Thursday night ZOOM class for our girls club with an inspiring talk and Q+A on chess...
August 2020
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Results from the US Chess / ChessKid Online Elementary Championship are up!
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US Chess announces the cancellation of the 2020 Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championships. This event was scheduled for December 26-30 at the...
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The August installment of Chess Underground checks in with ANTD Jim Hodina, Manager of Environmental Public Health for Linn County Iowa. Jim weighs in...
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Team USA advances to the Quarterfinals of the 2020 FIDE Online Olympiad after winning Pool D from August 21-23.
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IM Dorsa Derakhshani will speak to our ZOOM girls club on August 27th at 6 PM EDT about the "Power of Preparation."
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Check out a video of a lesson Women's Program Director Jen Shahade gave to Kenya Chess Girls, as part of a cross-cultural program that will teach...
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US Chess has learned of the passing of GM Miron Sher. A very strong player in his own right, Sher is best known for his coaching, having worked with...
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The Tournament Director Certification Rules were recently updated to clarify that most categories need to be "over-the-board" events and to add...
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Note the date change for submission of materials!
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David Hater has the results from the 2020 World Open, played entirely online. GMs Iniyan and Sjurgirov shared first place.
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This week's “The TD Show” topic will be "Chapter 10, Rules for Online Tournaments and Matches" and will air at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific on Thursday...