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Jennifer Yu at the World Junior Girls Championship
Jennifer Yu of Virginia earned a bronze medal and an IM norm at the World Junior Girls (… Read More »
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19-year-old IM and WGM Dorsa Derakashani, who was born in Iran in 1998, has switched federations and is now officially a US Chess player. Dorsa told… Read More »
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Grandmaster James Tarjan, Photo Maria Emelianova / Chess.com
The Isle of Man International (September 23-October 1) started with a bang… Read More »
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Maggie Luo
At US Chess, we are always interested in diverse ways to stand out in the game beyond increasing your rating,… Read More »
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Aren Emrikian, gold medalist in the Open Under 8, analyzing his final round victory with GM Robert Hungaski, Photo Robert Hess
The… Read More »
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Co-champs Yip and Li face off in the Cadet Championships. Their game was a draw. Photo Nina Patel
Ben Li (MI), 15, and Carissa Yip (MA),… Read More »
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The beautiful site of the 118th US Open, Photo Franc Guadalupe, US Chess Events Director
As the US Open in Norfolk, Virginia approaches… Read More »
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Two Alexes reigned in Northfield, Minnesota, the site of the US Junior Open and US Senior Open from July 21-23. Our new US Senior Open Champion, Alex… Read More »
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Awonder at the Saint Louis Chess Club
Congrats to 14-year-old Awonder Liang, who earned his second GM norm on the way to winning his… Read More »
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Photo Kwabena Shabu
Among over 1500 teams that competed at SuperNationalsVI, a… Read More »