Adia Onyango made a splash in her first month of eligibility for the Senior Women’s (50+) Invitational rating list. Onyango, who turned 50 in January...
February 2024
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The Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) and the US Chess Federation (USA) have announced the XXXIV Pan-American Youth Chess Festival will be...
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This week's Wednesday Workout pays tribute to Dr. George M. Kramer, who passed away last Wednesday, February 21, at the age of 94. Please read our...
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Born May 15, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, George Mortimer Kramer began playing chess and competing at a young age. By 1945, he had won the New York...
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US Chess is pleased to announce ten grant awards under the US Chess Title I Grant Program. With support from generous donors, US Chess annually offers...
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We continue our Chess Life Kids Openings Project's exploration into themes of the Alapin anti-Sicilian by looking at one of the most popular themes in...
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FM Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi earned his final IM norm at the 15th annual Southwest Class, held February 15 through 19 in Irving, Texas. For some of us...
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Three players earned norms across three norm-qualifying sections from February 15 through 19 in New York City as part of the NYC Chess Norms...
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While “Freestyle” chess, under one name or another, has enjoyed several marquee events featuring top grandmasters over the past few years, the...
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This week, we are proud to share the final installment of our four-part series on Tata Steel 2024, focusing exclusively on key moments from the...
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This week's Tactics Tuesday continues our exploration of attacking themes in isolated queen's pawn (IQP) structures, focusing on the glorious rook...
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Update, 02.20.2024: The below has been updated with a link to the referenced American Chess Magazine article. The US Chess Executive Board has issued...