International Events
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GM Irina Krush in Khanty
At the World Women's Championship underway now in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, Grandmaster Irina Krush and 2017 US… Read More »
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SAINT LOUIS, November 2, 2018 - For the first time since Bobby Fischer in 1972, an American will play for the undisputed World Chess Championship… Read More »
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Jeffery Xiong finished his excellent performance tying for 3rd place with an undefeated score, including a draw with black against the 14th World… Read More »
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To give us some perspective on how incredible Xiong's performance has been so far, let's compare his results to many of the world's best in the… Read More »
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This year's Olympiad featured a riveting fight by the U.S. Women's team and a tie for 1st (winning Silver by tiebreaks) by the U.S. Open team. Test… Read More »
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Ruth Haring at the Chess Olympiad, watching the legendary Nona Grapindihasvilli play blitz
On… Read More »
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Jennifer Shahade interviews FM Mike Klein of chess.com, now a three-time Chess Journalist of America of the Year (2012, 2015 and 2018),… Read More »
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US Chess President Allen Priest and Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana, Melikset Khachiyan and Wesley So at the start of the Croatia-USA match. Photo:… Read More »