College
The Scholar-Chessplayer Awards target high school juniors and seniors who excel in academics, chess, and leadership.
It’s true that St. Louis U. is the new super-squad on the block in the Gateway City. But neighboring Webster University made it clear this week that… Read More »
In addition, Webster, Saint Louis University, Texas Tech, and UT-Dallas qualify for Final Four of College Chess.
IM Irene Sukandar vs. GM Anton Kovalyov
The biggest crowd of college players in more than 30 years assembled at the Hilton New Orleans Airport… Read More »
Largest PanAms in More Than 30 Years Makes It Big But Not Easy in New Orleans! 60 teams compete, including a new powerhouse from Saint Louis… Read More »
GMs Sam Sevian and Ray Robson, the Spice Cup Co-Champions. Photo Paul Truong
A few weeks ago I traveled to Saint Louis for the annually held SPICE… Read More »
Top three in the National Girls Tournament of Champions: Jennifer Yu, Veronica Zilajeva (OK), Rajendra, Anupama (WI), Photo Anne Buskirk
East… Read More »
Joy Cao, Photo Anne Buskirk
Tiny Joy Cao delivered a big-voice, a cappella rendition of the National Anthem to begin US Open festivities in… Read More »
International Master Aleksandr Ostrovskiy. Photo: Austin Fuller
In an exciting turn of events in round 4, International Master Aleksandr Ostrovskiy… Read More »
The 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship begins on Friday, July 8th. With so many American youth chess players reaching new heights and… Read More »