“Hindsight is 2020” is a well-known phrase that captures the clarity that comes from contemplating life. The year 2020 gives this idiom even more...
December 2020
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In a bonus episode of Ladies Knight we bring you William Horberg, the Executive Producer of The Queen’s Gambit. Horberg talks to Jennifer Shahade...
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US Chess Champion Wesley So is defending last month's win in World Champion Magnus Carlsen's online chess tour.
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GM Michael Rohde picks out some special games from the first national event of the season.
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On December 25, Garry Kasparov posted the following to Twitter: US Chess Executive Board President Michael Hoffpauir stated, "On behalf of the entire...
![FIDE World Online Championships Cadets and Youth 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/fideonlinecadetworldchamplogo-resize.jpg.webp?itok=ZyWAStdS)
US Chess finished the online international championship as the most-decorated delegation from 114 participating national federations.
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In the December 2020 Chess Underground, host Pete Karagianis looks back on the year that wasn’t, his own best laid plans, and the difference between...
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On behalf of our US Chess family, I extend season's greetings to you and those close to you.
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CHICAGO, IL: More than 200 chess players from the Chicago-area, the Midwest, and other areas across the United States participated in the first...
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The KCF tournament is open to teams from colleges and universities from all over the world, planned for February 6-7, 2021.
![FIDE World Online Championships Cadets and Youth 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/fideonlinecadetworldchamplogo-resize.jpg.webp?itok=ZyWAStdS)
As of Sunday, U.S. players remain alive in the quarterfinals of all 10 international knockout brackets. World Champions will be decided December 22.
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The Brooklyn Grandmaster achieved a must-win in Saturday's Armageddon game over IM Christopher Yoo.