GM Alex Lenderman and IM Christopher Yoo will play one Armageddon playoff game Saturday afternoon for a spot in next year's national championship.
December 2020
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IM Christopher Yoo and GM Elshan Moradiabadi, as well as GMs Alex Lenderman and Timur Gareyev, will face off in the final round of the US Chess...
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The 2005 sixth-place Team USA featured a lineup of players poised to become tomorrow's national championship contenders.
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Award-winning author, New Yorker writer and psychology PHD Maria Konnikova enters the GRID to talk about her first book, Mastermind: How to Think Like...
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The 13-year-old International Master leads all GMs competing for a seat in next year's national championship.
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Dear Coaches, Players, and Families: I miss seeing you in person and hope that you are weathering the pandemic and its associated impacts. The...
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There’s never been an easier way to give to US Chess – all you have to do is shop!
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The Dallas school has won the annual online match versus the University of Belgrade eight times.
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The US Chess championship event is scheduled for January 3-6, 2021 and will be held on Chess.com.
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Note: We are also holding a rapid replacement tournament starting at 11:45am Eastern on Sunday, 12/13, for all players who were in the K-5 sections...
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UPDATE SUNDAY, 7:00 AM CT: K-5 Sunday Rounds Canceled. Click here for details. On behalf of US Chess and ChessKid we apologize to the players affected...
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One of eight players will appear in next year's national championship, and several weekend side events for US Chess fans offer cash and prizes.