Garrett Scott (1944-2022) Former Policy Board (now called Executive Board) member Garrett Scott has died at the age of 78. Garrett was a civil rights...
August 2022
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IT Project Manager/Developer Work for US Chess, the national governing body for chess in the United States. US Chess recently relocated to St. Louis...
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The 2022-2023 US Chess Executive Board: (Top row, l-r) Randy Bauer, David Day, Kevin Pryor, John Fernandez. (Bottom row, l-r): Mike Hoffpauir, David...
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With wins by both of our teams in rounds nine and ten, the Americans had put themselves in medal contention, which is a place most teams would be...
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Both U.S. Olympiad teams held serve in Round 10, with the Open team defeating Turkey and the Women’s team defeating Indonesia – both with scores of 3...
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After nine days of grueling classical chess, Russian GM and Texas Tech student Aleksey Sorokin is our 2022 U.S. Open champion. Sorokin tied for first...
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Randy Bauer was named President of US Chess today. Bauer, who was previously Vice-President, stated on his LinkedIn page, "Today, I was honored to be...
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Open After the struggles in the two previous rounds in the Open event, it was essential that the American team post a victory — preferably a...
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Three players lead on 7/8 going into the final round of the 2022 U.S. Open. In a key board one matchup, GM Elshan Moradiabadi held onto a draw against...
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There’s no way around it: this was a very disappointing day for the pre-tournament favorites. Open The U.S. faced off against what has proven to be...
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GM Elshan Moradiabadi and IM Viktor Matviishen lead the field with 6½/7, trailed closely by five GMs and two IMs a half-point behind. This pack...
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The Scholastic Council and the Executive Board have approved the 2022-2023 Scholastic Regulations. This year’s regulations can be found here...