February 2021

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United States to have five competitors ranked among the top 20 players in the world ST. LOUIS (February 26, 2021) - The Saint Louis Chess Club is...
Saint Louis Chess Club Expansion
The nation's chess capital is nearing completion of its 20,000 square foot expansion project, and has October marked for the national championships.
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Phiona "The Queen of Katwe" Mutesi visited our US Chess Girls Club in February. She spoke about a beautiful win she scored at the 2010 Olympiad in...
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The February Chess Underground examines the intrigue and excitement surrounding the upcoming resumption of the 2020 Candidates Tournament in...
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The much-anticipated 2021 edition SuperNationals, which would have been the seventh installment of the popular all-inclusive scholastic national...
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On Wednesday, February 17, Executive Director Carol Meyer, Governance Coordinator Jennifer Pearson, and Chair of the Election Committee Ken Ballou met...
Alex Dunne
Special thanks to FM Alex Dunne, who has resigned his position as US Chess Correspondence Chess Director, as well as author of this column.
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The Kasparov Chess Foundation's collegiate team event drew more than 500 players from 72 universities, representing 24 countries from all continents...
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Actor and producer John Leguizamo, the star and director of "Critical Thinking" spoke to our US Chess Girls Club about the process of making, casting...
ANNOUNCEMENT: SAVE-THE-DATE! April 17, 2021 for the first ChessKid USA Girls & Women's Championship! ChessKid is pleased to announce its first...
UC Berkeley B-team, USATW Champions
The university's B-team scored a perfect 6-0 in the first national team event of the year, which pulled in 75 teams and 300 players.
Sabrina Chevannes
Women International Master, author and entrepreneur Sabrina Chevannes is our February guest on Ladies Knight. Sabrina talks about how she transitioned...