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After seven hard fought rounds of play, we have our National Champions! Some of the biggest names in U.S. chess history got their start by winning… Read More »
Kids are often underrated and so it's normal to see one or two of the top seeds go down in National Scholastics. However at the National Elementary… Read More »
You usually expect a few upsets at Nationals, but no one expected what happened in Round 1 this year. In the K-6 Championship, 1348 rated Dominic...… Read More »
Maximillian Lu, top seed in the K-5 Nationals, here shown playing Sultan Al Darmaky of the UAE in South Africa, Photo Reint Dykema The Elementary...… Read More »
The latest edition of the Check is in the Mail features the game of the month from David McCann. Also featured: James Vaughan (pictured), who won the… Read More »
“If I don’t get my last norm on this trip it will be nothing but an utter failure,” I joked, half-seriously, to my roommate and travel partner, Tom… Read More »
As those of you who read my latest US Chess article know, I have three GM norms so getting the title is a matter of reaching ELO 2500. As of last...… Read More »
Hikaru Nakamura took clear first in the Ultimate Blitz Challenge in Saint Louis, and the first prize of $20,000, ahead of Wesley So in 2nd. Happy to… Read More »
The first Women’s California Chess Championship took place in Berkeley, California on April 2 and 3, 2016. The two-day event was sponsored by Cal...… Read More »
The US Chess Championships in Saint Louis may be over but the Ultimate Blitz Challenge is heating up. Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura lead after a...… Read More »