IM John Donaldson
Congratulations to World Junior Champion Jeffery Xiong for winning the prestigious 2017 Samford Fellowship!Read More »
The Frank P. Samford Jr. Chess Fellowship is pleased to announce its thirty-first consecutive annual award. The Fellowship was created by the late… Read More »
US Board one GM Fabiano Caruana © Lana Afandiyeva
The United States made history with its victory in the 2016 Chess Olympiad held in Baku… Read More »
Fabiano Caruana at the U.S. Championships. Photo: Spectrum Studios
Two powerful American teams will soon be heading to Baku, Azerbaijan,… Read More »
Photo Paul Whitehead
The oldest chess club in the United States, the Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club of San Francisco (founded December… Read More »
The FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP, marking its thirtieth annual award, has selected Grandmaster Wesley So of Minnetonka Minnesota, as its… Read More »
Europe is home to hundreds of leagues which are the heart of organized chess for amateurs and professionals all over the continent. While the United… Read More »
Senior Master Cameron Wheeler receives his check from Mechanics' Institute Executive Director Ralph Lewin with International Master Vince McCambridge… Read More »
Photo Richard Shorman
Stephen Brandwein died on December 12, 2015, after a brief illness in San Francisco, the city he made his home the… Read More »