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Girls Under 14 pre-game peptalk: Photo Anastasia Popova In the final round of the World Youth in Khanty-Mansiysk, Annie Wang lost a crucial battle in…
Annie Wang, Photo Anna Volkova In the tenth round of the World Youth in Khanty-Mansiysk, Girls Under 14 US representative Annie Wang defeated then...
The US Chess Federation is seeking applications for the job of FIDE Ratings, Titles and Certifications Manager. Applicants must have: An Associate’s…
The US Delegation in Khanty-Mansiysk, proudly sporting Two Sigma jackets. Gabriel Sam and David Peng are among the leaders of the US Chess delegation…
At last year’s U.S. Open, I had an eye-opening conversation about studying the opening with two friends. Between the three of us, we represented an...
A real Queen’s Gambit! A Smothered Mate! An endgame technique to create a passer (I’ll let you be surprised)! AND, an inspiring story line with top...
Thoune-Hajric, Photo Boyd Reed The U.S. Blind championship was won by Jim Thoune of Bowling Green, Kentucky, ahead of Al Pietrolungo of Pittsburgh...
“No no, the rook was on c8, can we show the replay?” IM Greg Shahade complains seconds after he loses to NM Rayan Taghizadeh after the finale of the…
Playing hall, Photo Anastasia Popova from official site After four rounds of the World Youth in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, the US squad has several...
2015 National Chess Day cake in Memphis, TN National Chess Day is coming up on October 8th, 2016! Two star-studded events will be going on over the...