“Focus on the Person”: Maggie Luo’s Norfolk Gallery
At US Chess, we are always interested in diverse ways to stand out in the game beyond increasing your rating, whether by teaching, organizing, or creative…
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US Youth Team Breaks Medal Record In Brazil!
When last year’s World cadets in Batumi, Georgia came to a close, our US team boasted two new gold medals, with two new world champions,…
Invest in Chess Brings Game to Chicago Public Schools
I’m Sharan Subramanian, a student at the University of Chicago and the Founder and President of Invest in Chess, a service-based chess advocacy initiative. The…
Results in at World Cadet: US Team Sweeps Open Gold
The results are in at the World Cadet in Pocos de Caldas, Brazil and the US team, sponsored by Two Sigma, swept gold in all…
GM Hess on the World Cadet: Final Round Medal Watch
Heading into the final round of the World Cadet Chess Championships (live game link), Americans in all sections have at least an outside shot of…
Belous Wins US Masters; Zherebukh 2nd with 1. a3!
Nine Grandmasters over 2600 played in the US Masters, a SuperSwiss, norm granting tournament held in North Carolina at the end of August. Vladimir Belous of…
GM Hess on the World Cadets: US Team on an Upswing
Tucked away in the plateaus of Poços de Caldas, over 400 children are silently sizing up their opponents. No, hordes of competitors are not…
The Brain of a Chess Master: Ethan Li Leads Stony Brook Study
Stony Brook University is conducting a brain MRI study of expert versus novice chess players and you can help. The benefits of chess include improving…
World Cadets Underway in Brazil
The World Cadet Championships are currently underway in Pocos de Caldas, Brazil (August 21-27). Our delegation of over sixty players includes some incredible talent, such as…
Li and Yip Co-Champions at Historic Cadet
Ben Li (MI), 15, and Carissa Yip (MA), 13, tied for first at the US Cadet Championship, held in Manchester, New Hampshire (Aug 17-21) and are…
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