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...
February 2021
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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...
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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...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: SAVE-THE-DATE! April 17, 2021 for the first ChessKid USA Girls & Women's Championship! ChessKid is pleased to announce its first...
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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.
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Women International Master, author and entrepreneur Sabrina Chevannes is our February guest on Ladies Knight. Sabrina talks about how she transitioned...