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This year's US Women's Olympic team has a spirited combination of experience and new blood, and we go to Baku with high hopes. The 42nd World Chess...
The Crescent City (actually Kenner, across the river) is hosting two championship opens this weekend. After three rounds of the US Senior Open, the...
The US Chess Olympic teams have been finalized, with new powerhouse talent on both the Open and the Women's squad. The 42nd World Chess Olympiad will…
Viktor Korchnoi on the cover of Chess Life in 1981 The world recently lost Viktor Korchnoi, a grandmaster who was a challenger for the World...
The final day of the Paris leg of the Grand Chess Tour started with big tension as Hikaru Nakamura was only half a point ahead of Magnus Carlsen. The…
Frank Berry Frank Kim Berry passed away on June 6th of a heart attack, in his home in Oklahoma. Best known nationally as sponsor of two recent U.S...
Photo: Jason Luu While a majority of the world views Las Vegas as a party destination, for me, it’s always been primarily a place of intense focus.… Read More »
Bill Hall, former executive director of the US Chess Federation, died early on June 7, 2016 at the age of 46. This article has been updated with...
SAINT LOUIS (June 7, 2016) – The 2016 Grand Chess Tour starts June 9th with back to back tournaments in Paris, France and Leuven, Belgium. The four...
13-year-old Awonder Liang just earned his first GM norm at the Continental Championships held in San Salvador, El Salvador May 28-June 5, 2016. There…