April 2023

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Please download our bulletin to read today's commentary, or follow the embedded annotation below. With no rest for the weary after a dramatic and...
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As always, you can download today's printable bulletin, or follow along with FM Alice Lee's annotations embedded below. Around halfway through the...
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The Frank P. Samford Jr. and Frank Samford III Chess Fellowships are pleased to announce the thirty-seventh consecutive annual awards. The Fellowships...
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For last week's Workout, all of the positions came from the 15th Annual Open at Foxwoods, but intentionally omitted one of the most interesting games...
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Please download our printable bulletin, or follow along with in-depth analysis from IM Robert Shlyakhtenko embedded below! After four consecutive wins...
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Please download our printable bulletin of this article, or read along with WGM Katerina Nemcova's annotations embedded below! GM Ian Nepomniachtchi...
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Jennifer Shahade welcomes Megan Chen to Ladies Knight. Megan is currently on a great American quest to play US rated chess in every state.
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Morning rain and cooler weather on Sunday meant that the outdoor pools were closed at the National Middle School Championship site. But chess players...
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1,251 players from 35 states competed in Round Rock, Texas near Austin to determine the nation’s top middle school chess players ROUND ROCK, TEXAS...
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The National Middle School Championship has over 1,250 players. Franc Guadalupe, Chief Tournament Director, says 1,260 players registered. Bill Buklis...
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Please download our printable bulletin, with annotations from FM Carsten Hansen, here, or read on to see the embedded study below. In any other recent...
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An impressive 1,247 players crowded the pairing sheets at the start of the 2023 National Middle School (K-8) Championship in Round Rock, TX, taking...