Obituary

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Editor's note: these stories first appeared in the December 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member… Read More »
Naroditsky
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Weinberger
FM Tibor Weinberger, of Santa Monica, California, passed away Aug. 28. He was born in 1932 in Budapest to Marton and Erzébet (née Teitelbaum)… Read More »
Scott
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the March 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine, and is re-published here along with this collection of… Read More »
Stephen Muhammad
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Kramer
Born May 15, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, George Mortimer Kramer began playing chess and competing at a young age. By 1945, he had won the New York… Read More »
IA Andre Harding
US Chess is saddened to learn of the sudden passing of IA Andre Harding at the age of 40.   Image… Read More »
Silman
Few individuals have had as great an influence on American chess as IM Jeremy Silman, who died on September 21 in Los Angeles, California. The cause… Read More »
Popovych
Image Image Caption FM Orest Popovych (… Read More »
correspondence chess
Update 10/10/2023: The family of Alex Dunne respectfully asks for your financial help in the wake of his untimely death this past January. Alex did… Read More »
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