Was the Magnus Carlsen Tour Final the most successful online chess event of all time? It was certainly one of the most dramatic!
September 2020
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The top chess players in the United States will battle online for $330,900 in prizes in five events from October 9-29, 2020.
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The Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX tournament at the Saint Louis Chess Club runs today through Sunday.
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The 2020 States Cup, featuring teams from 30 states, got underway this week.
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News from the Charlotte Chess Center and Scholastic Academy: The 2020 U.S. G/10, G/30, G/60 Championships, scheduled for Charlotte, NC, December 18-20...
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The 2020 United States Amateur Team Championship playoff will take place on Saturday, September 26. The playoff brings together the four winning teams...
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WIM Dr. Carolina Blanco will lead our next Girls Club ZOOM, set for September 10th at 6 PM EDT. Sign up here. Carolina is one of the earliest...
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Welcome to the September 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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This month we talk to Michael Tisserand, the author of our September 2020 cover story, "Chess with Charlie," a profile of New Orleans jazz legend and...
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Editor's note: for only the second time in US Chess history, we are "breaking the third wall" between print and digital media and publishing our...
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John Millett has won the 2015 Electronic Knights Championship.