56-year-old New Jersey GM Joel Benjamin won the 2020 U.S. Senior Championship with an impressive 6.5/9 score and a 1.5-point lead in clear first.
October 2020
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The 2020 edition of the K-12 National Grade Championships was recently canceled due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. US Chess will be running...
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Jennifer interviews Robin and Sarah Ramson for the October edition of Ladies Knight podcast.
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US Chess announces that the National K-12 Grade Championships has been canceled due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 global pandemic. It will not...
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GM John Burke, the 19-year-old Webster University sophomore, became the 2020 U.S. Junior Champion after defeating GM Jeffery Xiong in a thrilling...
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FIDE announced today it will not resume the 2020 Candidates Tournament as originally planned on November 1, citing the well-being of its players...
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During the August 2020 Special Delegates Meeting, the Delegates adopted a recommendation from the Governance Task Force to create a Nominating...
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The Unruly Queens, a group of four talented young female chessplayers, are hosting a series of online chess tournaments and camps, kicking off with...
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The 29th Annual Chicago Open was held over Columbus Day weekend, also coinciding with National Chess Day on Oct. 10.
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Seven tactical puzzles from the recently finished 2020 U.S. Junior Girls Championship.
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The World No. 2 has won just twice in nine games in the Altibox Norway Chess super tournament.
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The Continental Chess Association, the Georgia Chess Association and the Las Vegas Chess Festival all hosted online events, collectively drawing 419...