National Events
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The National Elementary School (K-6) Championship is off to an exciting start. With more than 1,000 players from 42 states convening in the Buckeye… Read More »
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This weekend, May 13-15, the National Elementary School (K-6) Championship takes place in Columbus, OH! This national event features some of the best… Read More »
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GMs Abhimanyu Mishra (left) and Sam Sevian (right) took top honors at the 2022 Spring Classic. Our editor John Hartmann has on-the-scene reporting,… Read More »
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The 501(c)3 US Chess Federation’s 2022 National Middle School (K-8) Championship took place from April 28-May 1, 2022 at the Gaylord Texan Hotel and… Read More »
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Yesterday evening, our competitors at the 2022 National Middle School Championship put on a display of fighting chess that re-shaped the standings… Read More »
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Today, we enter the middle rounds of the National Middle School (K-8) Championship in Grapevine, Texas. After three rounds, only 13 players from 162 … Read More »
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We’re off to an energetic start for the National Middle School (K-8) Championship this weekend in Grapevine, Texas. With nearly 900 competitors from… Read More »
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This weekend, April 29 - May 1, the US Chess National Middle School (K-8) Championship takes place in Grapevine, TX! This national event features… Read More »
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Today, Sunday, April 10, our competitors at the 2022 National High School (K-12) Champsionship enter the final rounds of the tournament and it’s… Read More »
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This evening, we head into the fifth round of the National High School (K-12) Championship in Memphis, TN. As the swiss system shuffles the… Read More »