A limited amount of space is now available in our tournament program for the 2021 National K-12 Grade Championships. The event is being held from...
August 2021
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The top American GMs play quarterfinal matches in the online Aimchess US Rapid event, the last Champions Tour event before its live October finals in...
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The 2021 North American Junior Chess Championships, Open U-20 and Girls U-20, will be held December 19-23, 2021 at the Hilton University Charlotte...
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US Chess has received an anonymous donation of $20,000 to match your gift in supporting at-risk youth during the 2021-2022 academic year. By giving...
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A trio of American chasers couldn't catch the French No. 1 GM in St. Louis, though the reigning US Chess Champion won the overall 2021 Grand Chess...
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FIDE Americas is hosting the XXXI Pan American Youth Chess Festival, Pan Floripa 2021. As the Online Qualifier did not happen, all players are now...
![2021 Grand Chess Tour Champion GM Wesley So](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/wesleysosinqcupwinner.jpg.webp?itok=pO6dCQyq)
The reigning US Chess Champion earned the 2021 Grand Chess Tour's top overall prize, but faces a pivotal game against GM Leinier Dominguez on Thursday...
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The French No. 1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave took clear first with two rema win over GM Jeffery Xiong with two rounds remaining in the 2021 Sinquefield Cup...
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Dallas GM Jeffery Xiong scored a huge win over compatriot GM Fabiano Caruana for the first time in their careers in the 2021 Sinquefield Cup on...
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August 23, 9am Central: US Chess is aware of a new issue with the player search and ratings lookup interface. It is being actively worked on by our...
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Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov died on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. The flamboyant GM, who nearly completed a PhD in the study of combustion engines...
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GMs Sam Shankland and Dariusz Swiercz scored their first wins in St. Louis on Friday, while Leinier Dominguez uncorked a novelty in the Sicilian...