College

Round 5 featured a key match-up: Emily Nguyen - the tournament leader entering the round - vs. Akshita Gorti - who trailed by half a point in clear… Read More »

The US Junior Championship is an iconic part of US Chess. American players as prominent as Bobby Fischer, Hikaru Nakamura, and Ray Robson have all… Read More »
(NASHVILLE, TN) The United States Chess Federation (US Chess) and the U.S. Chess Trust are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017… Read More »

Luke Harmon-Vellotti at the 2016 Chicago Open. Photo: Betsy Dynako Zacate.
International Master Luke Harmon-Vellotti, 18, recently was… Read More »

The Final Four of College Chess ended early on Friday, March 26 with Webster University capturing its fifth college crown in a row, winning… Read More »

The Final Four of College chess is venerable, going back in an uninterrupted annual series to 1946. But again this year, combat for the US College… Read More »

The Final four of college chess head to New York City this weekend, where four teams will fight for the President's Cup at the historic Marshall… Read More »

The 2017 University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley's Spring Break IM-norm tournament is currently underway in Brownsville, Texas. Follow… Read More »

Just over a year ago, the directors and coaches of the top three collegiate chess programs in Texas, including Texas Tech University, the… Read More »

Daaim Shabazz. Photo: Adeleke Omitowoju
The #8 article in Best of US Chess 2016 is Joshua Colas: His Journey So Far by Daaim Shabazz.
Judges… Read More »