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Photo Cathy Rogers From the 1950s until the 1970s, World Championship matches attracted little worldwide interest because the contest always involved…
Kimberly Doo Kimberly Doo McVay is an active member of the US Chess Women's committee, as well as an organizer of this year's Charity Chess...
After a dramatic playoff, 24-year-old Nazi Paikidze became our new US Women's Chess Champion. After 11 rounds of Classical chess, Paikidze was tied...
GM Sam Shankland, Photo IM Eric Rosen The stage is set or a thrilling Championship Sunday in Saint Louis as two players vie for the crown in each...
Going into Championship weekend at the US Chess Championships in Saint Louis (April 17-30) two players hailing from California are in the clear lead…
In both the overall and women’s championships, two huge underdogs are leading. Sam Shankland is tied for 1st along with Fabiano Caruana, and Annie...
Jocelyn Chen makes a move at the All-Girls Nationals, Photo Betsy Dynako-Zacate The annual Kasparov Chess Foundation All Girls National Tournament… Read More »
In his best-selling book, Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari, writes that the greatest resource in US are the brains of Silicon Valley. Perhaps one reason… Read More »
In my tournament previews, I often write very balanced and nuanced assessments of each of the players. This will not be one of those. For this… Read More »
March 17th marked the annual Girls State Championship in Lindsborg, Kansas. The event was hosted by the Karpov School of Chess and included 16...