Vanessa Sun

FM Arthur Guo, a 6th grader playing in his hometown of Atlanta, won the National K-9 Junior High Championship. This was not Arthur's first victory on… Read More »
Photo Jim Doyle Georgia weather told of good things to come- and come they did, as over 1,100 players descended upon the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta,… Read More »
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The Carnegie Mellon squad: Ryan Christianson, Board 4 Beilin Li Board 3, captain David Itkin Board 2 and Grant Xu on Board 1  Everyone is used… Read More »
Rock n’ roll blasted through the Grand Ballroom during registration for the U.S. Amateur Team East tournament, setting the scene for the intensity to… Read More »
All heads in the room turned to look as the legendary former World Champion Garry Kasparov made his way through the aisles.
For months, the US Chess Women’s Committee has been collecting data with surveys asking why girls quit chess, what they like about chess, and others… Read More »
As many areas of the United States face plenty of snow in the first few days of December, chess players traveling to K-12 Grade Championships in… Read More »
Nine Grandmasters over 2600 played in the US Masters, a SuperSwiss, norm granting tournament held in North Carolina at the end of August.  … Read More »
The First New York State Girls Team and Individual Championships was full of friendly faces. Girls said hello to each other, made jokes,… Read More »
Summer Chess Academy for Talented Youth: Warren Wang, Board 3, Jason Li, board 4, Ethan Li, Board 1, and Wesley Wang, Board 2 Photo Vanessa Sun… Read More »
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