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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 »
Okay, perhaps it’s by now passé to bring up GM Aleksandr Lenderman’s unbridled 2009 victory dance (ranking alongside Elaine’s famous Seinfeld...Read… Read More »
Here are a few of the most interesting tactical, positional, and endgame moments that have occurred in the event so far.Read More »
GMs Alexander Shabalov and Aleksander Lenderman faced off in round eight, Photo Jim Doyle GM Aleksander Lenderman of New York took clear first at the… Read More »
GM Ruifeng Li (b 2001), here photographed vs. GM Ilia Nyzhnyk, Photo Jim Doyle Going into the final round of the US Open in Norfolk, VA, five...Read… Read More »