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In the October edition of Ladies Knight, Jennifer Shahade speaks to IM Dorsa Derakshani about her childhood in Iran, her TED talk and what surprised…
A recent segment on a Philadelphia Public TV show, "You Oughta Know" showed the efforts of this year's "Chess City of the Year" to diversify chess...
On Monday, October 14th, US Chess Sales will launch our Free Shipping x 3 initiative, which introduces three ways to receive Free Shipping at www...
2 rounds are done here at Marine Corps Base LeJeune outside of Jacksonville, NC. Eight players have 2.0 scores, including two National Masters, Eigen…
Alex Kolay drew in today’s final round to share second place, and fourth overall via tiebreaks, in the 2019 FIDE World Youth Open Under 14 section.… Read More »
This Columbus Day weekend, and as part of National Chess Day, the U.S. Marine Corps is hosting the 2019 U.S. Armed Forces Open (USAFO) Chess...
With $432,500 in prizes, and a coveted seat in the 2020 Candidates at stake, 154 players have made the trip to the Isle of Man for the 2019 FIDE… Read More »
Happy National Chess Day! How are you marking this annual event? Are you running a tournament? Hosting a simul or lecture? Just playing blitz with...
While in Florida, I met with two schools and had the wonderful opportunity to see some of the great work the National Scholastic Chess Foundation...
IM Hans Niemann has suffered two tough losses in Rounds 9 and 10 of the 2019 FIDE World Youth, putting any medal chances the Open U16 section in...