Welcome to the July 2021 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication...
July 2021
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US Chess is represented by 17 American qualifiers in this year's World Cup and the first-ever Women’s World Cup.
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July 29-30, 2021 Cherry Hill, New Jersey Sponsored by the US Chess Trust www.USChessTrust.org 2021 Koltanowski Conference on Chess in Education to be...
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After extensive scrutiny of all games for fair-play violations, US Chess has finalized the results of the 2021 National Online Scholastic Championship...
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After his stunning return to the board at the 2021 Prague Masters, CLO caught up with the two-time Olympic gold medalist on his way to Sochi for the...
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National championship chess returns to the board in America’s Chess Capital on July 15 with the 2021 U.S. Juniors and Senior Championships.
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Today’s guest on Cover Stories with Chess Life is the author of our July cover story, or, better, package of cover stories. He is also, in many ways...
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An announcement from FIDE: Due to the many travel restrictions still in force all around the world, the FIDE Council has approved postponing several...
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The history of Western society suggests some answers on how bishops became soldiers and how queens became the strongest warrior in the chess army.
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Greetings! I hope everyone is having a great summer and enjoying “getting back to normal”…or whatever passes for normal these days. I don’t have any...
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The Queens Gambit on Netflix has done a lot for promoting our beloved royal sport. The show has also triggered a flood of nostalgia.
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US Chess offices will be closed Monday, July 5, 2021 in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen for normal business operations on July 6.