September 2021

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US Chess is excited to announce a new US Chess program that supports affiliates who bring chess to students attending Title I schools. This is due to...
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Greetings! I hope October finds you and yours healthy and happy and ready to enjoy this fall season. Our first game comes to us courtesy of veteran...
2021 US Championships
Grandmasters Wesley So and Irina Krush will defend their titles as national champions in a return to the boards at the Saint Louis Chess Club.
Joe Posnanski
Today is the publication date of Joe Posnanski’s magisterial The Baseball 100. Turns out baseball is not Joe’s only love, though – he’s a bit of a...
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What do DAOs, Bansky, bachelorette parties, derivative art, classic Kung Fu movies and a post-apocalyptic landscape have in common? They're all...
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FIDE have announced that the 4th FIDE World Chess Championship for People with Disabilities will be held from November 4-14, 2021. This year the...
US Chess Champion Grandmaster GM Wesley So
GMs Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura star in the online Champions Chess Tour finals, while GM Awonder Liang and IM Christopher Yoo will play in the...
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US Chess is seeking a part-time contractor to fill the role of Correspondence Chess Coordinator. This role is envisioned to be be 8-10 hours/week and...
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Our September Ladies Knight guest is NM Sarah Chiang, a graduate of Washington University in Saint Louis, a med student and an advocate for girls and...
US Chess has released its RFP to solicit proposals for printing our primary publications Chess Life and Chess Life Kids, along with secondary...
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The videos of the 2021 Delegates Meeting from August 7 are now available: Morning Session https://youtu.be/zjJaIa6xPdY Afternoon Session https://youtu...
2021 Online Chess Olympiad Runners Up Team USA
Wisconsin GM Awonder Liang scored twice on the junior board, though the U.S. national team fell to Russia in two sets in the Olympiad's final match.