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2021 FIDE World Cup Tournament Hall in Sochi, Russia
US Chess is represented by 17 American qualifiers in this year's World Cup and the first-ever Women’s World Cup.  
GM Sam Shankland 2021 Prague Chess Festival Masters Winner
After his stunning return to the board at the 2021 Prague Masters, CLO caught up with the two-time Olympic gold medalist on his way to Sochi for the… Read More »
Goldman Sachs in the FIDE World Corporate Online Team Championships
FM Alisa Melekhina details her participation in several corporate team championships that moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi wins the 2020-21 FIDE Candidates Tournament
Chinese GM Wang Hao announces retirement, FIDE to revisit tiebreaker rules, and the promise of another Candidates Tournament in 2022 all marked the… Read More »
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi Nepo at the Candidates Tournament
The Russian No. 1 clinched the Candidates Tournament with a round to spare on Monday, and will next face Magnus Carlsen in a World Championship match… Read More »
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The Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) is organizing an American Continent Tournament to qualify 8 players for this year’s World Cup to be… Read More »
GM Anish Giri in Round 9 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament
The Dutch super-GM scored the only full point of the day and rejoins a pack of players chasing leader GM Ian Nepomniatchtchi in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Fabiano Caruana in the eighth round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament
World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana turned 13 months of preparation into one of the best games of the year, taking down co-leader Maxime Vachier Lagrave in… Read More »
Ben Johnson, host of the Perpetual Chess Podcast
The Perpetual Chess Podcast host handicaps the Candidates Tournament and gives the players' odds as the next challenger to World Champion Magnus… Read More »
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Welcome to the April 2021 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication,… Read More »
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