April 2024

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Two Americans are bringing home first-place trophies from the 2024 World Cadet Rapid and Blitz Championships held April 25 through 29 in Durres...
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As covered in last night's Flash Report, 1,586 players from 42 states competed in the National Elementary School Championship in Columbus, Ohio from...
Never Give Up!
Day two is in the books at the 2024 National Elementary Championship. With a final total of 1,586 players — up nearly 50% over the 2022 NES, also held...
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1,586 players from 42 states competed in Columbus, Ohio to determine the nation’s top elementary school players; New York players and schools win 5...
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Almost 1,600 students from grades kindergarten through sixth grade begun their chess-filled weekends on Friday, April 26 in Columbus for the 2024...
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Emanuel London, who has been the IT Project Manager for US Chess since 2022, has been promoted to Director of Information Technology (IT). As Director...
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Editor's note: This story first appeared in the April 2024 issue of Chess Life Magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content like...
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This weekend, April 26 through 28, the US Chess National Elementary School (K-6) Championship takes place in Columbus, Ohio! This national event...
Wednesday Workout
This week's Wednesday Workout concludes a series from the Grenke Chess Festival with some crafty, tactical, and even defensive moments from games...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's Tactics Tuesday highlights a number of American players' most interesting moments from the Grenke Chess Classic Open, held earlier this...
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The inaugural 2023 HBCU Chess Classic, held last year on the historic Morris Brown College campus, was admittedly a tough act to follow. The...
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For the better part of Sunday's last-round games in Toronto, at least one of the 2024 FIDE Candidates events appeared headed to a playoff match...