IM Greg Shahade
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You usually expect a few upsets at Nationals, but no one expected what happened in Round 1 this year.
In the K-6 Championship, 1348 rated… Read More »
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Congratulations to our new US Champions, Fabiano Caruana and Nazi Paikidze. IM Greg Shahade reflects on ten lessons from the dramatic event.Read More…
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History was made today at the U.S. Junior High School Championship.
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Maggie Feng finished the tournament with a score… Read More »
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Day 2 of Junior High Nationals is in the books, and we have 1200 hard working young chessplayers here in Indianapolis.
I cannot even begin… Read More »
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Matthew, Julia & Marcus Miyasaka
It's simply impossible for all of the top seeds to make it through day 1 of… Read More »
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Nikhil and Akhil Kalghatgi
Today at the K-9 Championship at Indianapolis it was completely domination. Two brothers from the… Read More »
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The final day of the National High School Championships was filled with drama.
IM Kesav Viswanadha and FM Vignesh Panchanatham started the… Read More »
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Check out an update of Saturday's action at the National High School Champs. Alice Dong (left) scored a notable upset, while Vignesh Panchanatham… Read More »
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The 2016 National High School Championships underway now in Atlanta features a top-heavy field, with seven players above 2400 , and over thirty… Read More »
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IM Greg Shahade gives an opinionated rundown on who has the best chance to win the Candidates Tournament coming up in Moscow (March 10-20) and… Read More »