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From a Yacht to Online: Promoting to Queens Zooms Ahead

Jay Stallings, founder of the California Youth Chess League, planned four special events to promote women and girls’ chess in the 2020-2021 school calendar year…

Kosteniuk Crowned Isolated Chess Queen as Krush Recovers from COVID-19

On Saturday, March 21, Botez Live and US Chess Women hosted the Isolated Queens Swiss, a blitz tournament on chess.com open to female players of…

World Online School Tournament 2020 – Entry Deadline March 31

WORLD ONLINE SCHOOL CHESS TOURNAMENT The World Online School Chess Tournament is a completely free event for boys and girls born after 31 December 2003…

2020 U.S. Junior and U.S. Senior Opens have been Canceled

Host hotel cancels event booking due to COVID-19 preparations The 2020 U.S. Junior Open and the 2020 U.S. Senior Open have been canceled and will…

National Elementary (K-6) Championship Canceled due to COVID-19 Concerns

Tennessee Governor strongly discourages events of more than 250 people; US Chess must cancel event expected to draw up to 2,200 players For the…

KCF All-Girls National Championships (AGN) Canceled

Out of concern for the health and safety of the players, parents, coaches, and staff with the potential spread of COVID-19, the Kasparov Chess Foundation,…

National Junior High (K-9) Championship has been Canceled

For the first time in the event’s 47-year history, US Chess is cancelling the National Junior High (K-9) Championship (NJH) due to the extraordinary…

US Chess Affiliate Tournaments and COVID-19

Many of our tournament organizers are facing tough decisions due to the general guidance from authoritative sources to avoid large gatherings because of the coronavirus…

National High School (K-12) Championship has been Cancelled

For the first time in the event’s 50-year history, US Chess is cancelling the National High School (K-12) Championship (NHS) due to the extraordinary circumstances…

National High School (K-12) Championship: Interim Update

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Department of Health Director, Amy Acton, MD, MPH, have signed an order banning large gatherings of 100 or more people….

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