March 2021

World University Online Chess Championships
The two Missouri schools each earned a gold and silver medal in the collegiate Blitz and Rapid Championships. UT-RGV won bronze in both events.
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US Chess is pleased to announce the hiring of Kory Kennedy as our Art Director within our Communications Department. His start date is March 31, 2021...
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Greetings! Welcome to the newest installment of the Check Is In The Mail. Those of you who are regular readers of this article know that Alex Dunne...
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US Chess presents the final standings for the 2020 US Chess Grand Prix. These standings will appear in an upcoming issue of Chess Life. Place Name ID...
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Per FIDE’s recent news article on their database enhancement at https://www.fide.com/news/937, all FIDE Arbiters, Organizers and Trainers are required...
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Jennifer welcomes long-time friend Courtney Lauren Penn to Ladies Knight. Courtney is a producer and the founder of Renegade Entertainment. In...
Madwoman Book Club, April
On April 16th, Friday at 8 PM ET, acclaimed author Katherine Neville will attend our Madwoman's Book Club to discuss her best-seller, the Eight...
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Chess Underground wraps up its second season - "Tournament Life" - with a visit with super-TD Judit Sztaray. No topic is off limits, and Judit weighs...
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International Master John Watson is often considered one of the world's leading authorities on chess literature. A fine author in his own right, with...
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FunMasterMike, the face and voice of chesskid, will be hosting a chess tactics trivia competition for our US Chess Girls Club on March 25th.
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The US Chess Champion stumbled in the semifinals against eventual winner Giri, then dropped the third-place match to the World Champion.
US Chess is announcing a revised fee structure for the cost of submitting FIDE rated events for rating. These fees are in addition to the regular...