The 2024 American Cup kicks off at the Saint Louis Chess Center, tomorrow, March 12. The ten-day blowout showcases 16 top American players in an...
March 2024
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Join US Chess' Chess in Education Committee for the next monthly (March) Webinar, Chess During the School Day, Part 2! The webinar airs on Wednesday...
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Amateurs around the country teamed up over (mostly) Presidents’ Day weekend for the four regional U.S. Amateur Team (USAT) championships. All in all...
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With his win just an hour ago over GM Parham Maghsoodloo, Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has won the Prague Chess Festival 2024's Masters Invitational...
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Call for submissions: FIDE Veterans Support Program Dear member federations, The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the...
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With the second semifinal in the Team Chess Battle 2024 about to kick off on Chess.com, this week's Tactics Tuesday decided to take a look at some of...
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Grandmaster Christopher Woojin Yoo has won the prestigious 2024 Falconer Award given annually by the Mechanics' Institute to the highest rated player...
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Chess friends, it is time for me to bid you adieu; this will be my last column for The Check is in the Mail. My plate is quite full these days, and...
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When it comes to byes, we are all pretty familiar with the half-pointers and one-pointers. You can ask for a half-pointer when you need to skip a...
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American GM Hans Niemann and Belgian GM Daniel Dardha shared top honors at the Djerba Masters invitational, with Dardha taking first on tiebreaks...