November 2021

Joyce Nyunrai and Carissa Yip
The Kenyan Women's Champion, WCM Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu and US Women's Champion IM Carissa Yip will both appear to talk about their experiences at a...
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Smorks, disco porks, mocktails, London Love (hate?), and the Kingside and Queenside separated by only nine thousand miles or so. The definitive* IM...
GM Levon Aronian
The soon-to-be US Chess super-GM competed in Kolkata, India along with American GM Sam Shankland and Webster University coach GM Le Quang Liem.
Giving Tuesday Save the Date
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! #GivingTuesday is a global day of generosity taking place on November 30. US Chess is proud to be a part of this global...
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The US Chess Nominating Committee (Committee) has completed its work for the 2022 US Chess Executive Board election. The Committee recommends the...
UT-Dallas 2021 Online Collegiate Blitz Champions
The underdog UTD squad came up big with a feisty group of IMs, who also helped grab the team bronze in the Collegiate Rapid Championship.
Donna Dodson's "Match of the Matriarchs"
Jennifer Shahade welcomes artist, sculptor and Fulbright Scholar Donna Dodson to Ladies Knight. In 2018, Dodson created an epic chess set for a show...
2021 National K-12
Players and parents who are interested in the 2021 National K-12 Grade Championships will want to attend one of our virtual Town Hall meetings to find...
UTRGV
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team traveled to Lubbock, Texas to win the first OTB collegiate event since before the pandemic.
Carissa Yip on her 1st US Womens Championship
IM Carissa Yip spoke to the US Chess Women Girls Club about her victory at the 2021 US Women's Championship. She reviews highlights of her most...
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US Chess announces the solicitation of bids for hosting the 2022 National Online Scholastic Quick Chess Championships. This new event was created by...
Gunina and Vitiugov (courtesy RCF and Eteri Kublashvili)
Fifteen times is the charm for GM Nikita Vitiugov, who won his first national title at the 2021 Russian Championship Superfinals, scoring 7½/11 to...