September 2020

Was the Magnus Carlsen Tour Final the most successful online chess event of all time? It was certainly one of the most dramatic!
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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.
Hikaru Nakamura, 2019 9LX
The Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX tournament at the Saint Louis Chess Club runs today through Sunday.
2020 States Cup Map
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...
Jen Shahade and Carolina Blanco give a simul at the K-12 Nationals in Orlando, Florida
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...
Jon Crumiller
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...
Michael Tisserand
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...
PHJB (Danny Clinch / Pres Hall)
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.