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On May 7, Sunday evening , SuperNationals VI pre-registrations eclipsed previous records and we are now on track to hosting the largest rated chess...
Flashback Friday to the 1st SuperNationals, held in Knoxville in 1997. Photo Bill Snead Over 5200 players have registered for SuperNationals VI...
Luke Harmon-Vellotti at the 2016 Chicago Open. Photo: Betsy Dynako Zacate. International Master Luke Harmon-Vellotti, 18, recently was selected from… Read More »
Despite not falling under the norm-seeker category, I was still attracted to the tournament because of its format. Even though it was a “Swiss,” the…
Congratulations to the US Amateur Team Champions, Summer Chess Academy for Talented Youth. They won the US Amateur Team Playoffs, held on April 22 on…
10-year-old Daniel Mero first came up for the idea of the Charity Chess Championship with his father Scott, as a way to give back to the community...
At 1:00pm on May 12, 2017 at the Opryland Resort in Nashville, TN the first round of SuperNationals VI will officially begin. To the casual observer…
Sabina Foisor, 2017 US Women's Chess Champion , Photo Austin Fuller for the Saint Louis Chess Club Two more “big names” have been added to the All...
In round 7, Sevian faced second seed GM Vladmir Belous on board 1. Sevian had the black pieces and trailed Belous, who led the tournament by half a...
This year marked the 50th Anniversary of the New York State Scholastic Championship, and, as befits such a milestone, this year’s attendance… Read More »