Our recent series of "Class in Session" videos have featured a variety of instructional and inspiring topics starting with IM Greg Shahade's lesson on...
October 2020
![2020 US Chess Champion GM Wesley So](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/20uschampssowinner.png.webp?itok=IPnFlgmq)
The Minnesota GM kicked off the title event with five consecutive wins and finished undefeated with a stunning 9/11 score.
![Ray Robson](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/Ray-Robson-Rd11-2019-IOM-Saunders.jpg.webp?itok=4Kqc6YUR)
The 2020 US Chess Championship quickly went from a fight between 12 of America’s best chess players to a desperate search for anyone who might stand...
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At the title tournament's midway point, the three super GMs have left the rest of the U.S. Championship field behind.
![Saumik at the board](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/saumik-narayanan-v2-crop-courtesy-subject.jpg.webp?itok=VUKnYoWO)
The October Chess Underground checks in with States Cup creator and lead organizer Saumik Narayanan. Saumik gives the inside scoop on the States Cup...
![Red Chess Queen, Magazine, Book Club](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/vt43v0r5_0.png.webp?itok=kn9zigUu)
US Chess Women announces a new forum for adult women (18+) to connect, learn and inspire each other via our new "Madwoman's Book Club", debuting on...
![Irina Krush on her 8th Title Win](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/05may_2020_youtube_classinsession.png.webp?itok=Bds_L-Vp)
Grandmaster Irina Krush will appear in our Girls Club ZOOM on October 27, at 6:30 EDT to talk about her 8th US Championship title win. You can sign up...
![A happy Irina Krush](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/krush-wins-2020-womens-screenshot.jpg.webp?itok=t83Jpq47)
It has been a year unlike any in American history, but sometimes the old truism still rings true: the more things change, the more things stay the...
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With two rounds left, GM Irina Krush seeks the familiar title of America’s queen while two youngsters seek to pass the torch.
![Krush Yu Eswaran Rd 2 USCh 2019 (Kellar)](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/Krush-Yu-Eswaran-Rd-2-USCh-2019-Kellar.jpg.webp?itok=_tkE96JQ)
Halfway through, 7-time Women's Champion GM Irina Krush leads but is closely chased by three players including U.S. Junior Girls champ IM Carissa Yip.
![THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT (L to R) ANYA TAYLOR as BETH HARMON in THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT. Cr. CHARLIE GRAY/NETFLIX © 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/the-queens-gambit-_077r.jpg.webp?itok=YDT39-qd)
It's an exciting day for us here at US Chess, as the limited series The Queen's Gambit is now out with Netflix. The Queen's Gambit tells the story of...
![Annie Wang looking up before chess game starts, Photo Lennart Ootes](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/annie-wang-2018-us-womens-lennart-ootes.jpg.webp?itok=weR-Wic2)
The Los Angeles IM leads 11 of the best American female players in a quest for the national title, being held online this year by the Saint Louis...