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ORLANDO, FLORIDA: 17-year-old Jennifer Yu of Ashburn, Virginia, the 2019 U.S. Women’s Chess Champion, will be conducting a simultaneous exhibition*...
The Continental Chess Association had a busy weekend July 19th-21st, running three events in Chicago, IL, Manhattan, NY, and Orlando, FL. Together… Read More »
American players have been rather busy in international play these past few weeks, and a key event kicks off tomorrow with our current U.S. Champion…
A FIDE survey that began on July 13 closes this weekend. It may be filled out by anyone interested in chess: Click here for the survey. US Chess did…
At 10 players, the 2019 U.S. Blind Championship was larger than it has been since 2007. It was also relatively strong, in that any of the top five...
The Third Annual Charity Chess Championship was held at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School on June 2nd. This year’s fundraising event featured… Read More »
It’s been one week since the World Junior Championship for Players with Disabilities wrapped up in Cherry Hill, NJ and the typical PR with results, a…
There’s a very different feel to the U.S. Juniors (and now Seniors) than is found at the U.S. Championships. It’s not that one is more serious than...
Final Update: (note updates are in reverse order) Awonder Liang has won the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship, earning a $6000 first place purse and a $… Read More »
It all comes down to the final day. Awonder Liang and Nicolas Checa are tied for first place in the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship entering tomorrow’s…