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The Frank P. Samford Jr. Chess Fellowship is pleased to announce its thirty-second consecutive annual award. The Fellowship was created by the late… Read More »

Rochelle Wu (Alabama), is cruising at the National Girls Tournament of Champions. She has 4.5/5 after a fifth round draw against Saithanu Avireni of… Read More »

ST. LOUIS, July 24, 2017 - The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL), in cooperation with the Kasparov Chess Foundation… Read More »

GM Alex Yermolinsky
The US Junior and Senior Opens are underway now in Northfield, Minnesota with 164 Juniors and 104 Seniors. After four… Read More »

The US Team won 4 gold medals - more than any other country - while 6 more US team members tied for 1st, achieving top scores in a total of 7… Read More »

Garry Kasparov, Photo STL Chess Club
SAINT LOUIS, July 5, 2017 -- History is being made this August in Saint Louis. The… Read More »

As the deadline approaches to "Tell Your Chess Story", be inspired by top players and influencers who have shared their own stories with US Chess.… Read More »

Annie Wang, Photo Anna Volkova from 2016 World Youth, sporting Two Sigma jacket
The 2017 National Girls Tournament of Champions, a six… Read More »

Craig Hilby will be a top seed at the Denker tournament of High School Champions. Here he is pictured at the 2016 World Cadet Championships,… Read More »

Garry Kasparov making the ceremonial first move at the opening event of this year's Grand Chess Tour in Paris
The Big three of American chess, GMs… Read More »