Posts categorized "News"
Nine-year-old Liran Zhou crossed the 2200 threshold with his last round win at the Continental Open. That day, he was 9 years, 3 months, and 22 days… Read More »
Thanks to the over one hundred members who entered our Chess: A Game for Life promotion. We at US Chess were thrilled with the diversity and passion… Read More »
After 9 captivating rounds of rapid chess, Levon Aronian is the clear leader with 5 impressive victories.Read More »
Senior Master Mika Brattain started the Cleveland Open as the tournament’s top seed and played every game on board one scoring four wins and a quick… Read More »
13th World Champion and acclaimed author and speaker Garry Kasparov is currently playing the STL Rapid and Blitz (August 14-19), his first foray back… Read More »
Graphics by Spectrum Studios The Sinquefield Cup ended with a thrilling victory by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. This paved the way to a clear victory for… Read More »
Three of five contenders going into the final round of the Sinquefield Cup: Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian (Photos by Eric Rosen) The… Read More »
US Chess is honored to announce that both US Chess News and Chess Life Magazine have won several prestigious awards from the Chess Journalists of...… Read More »
"Correspondence play reinforces a player’s combinative ability by giving him time and leisure, and freeing him from the time limitations and nervous… Read More »
In the junior section, Joseph Zeltsan led wire-to-wire to win the first Maccabiah chess gold medal in United States history.Read More »