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For Adia Onyango, the way to get better at chess — and in other areas of life — is through challenges. So late last year, the chess instructor from...
The #5 article in Best of CLO 2015 is Krush on K-12: “No Offense, but GMs Aren’t Good at Bughouse” By GM Irina Krush. Judges enjoyed her storytelling…
Maret Thorpe Photo Tae Moon "I’m so honored to have made it on to the first iteration of the Top Women Age 50 and Over! I hope these newly added… Read More »
Awonder Liang vs. Alex Ostrovskiy, Photo Neot Doron-Repa IM Alexander Ostrovskiy pulled off the hat trick by winning (almost) everything in sight at…
The 2015 National Girls Champs: Veronika Zilajeva, Anupama Rajendra, Jennifer Shahade, Evian Xiang, Jennifer Yu and Jon Haskel, Photo Jeff Smith US...
Max Lu, who recently became the youngest US Chess master ever. It's difficult to defend the position of top seed. Everything to lose, and little to...
Sixteen-year-old prodigy and current Chinese Champion, Wei Yi, won the China Kings and Queens tournament in convincing fashion. The tournament was a…
Congratulations to Akshita Gorti for winning the 2015 WGM Norm Tournament held in Manchester, NH by Relyea Chess with a score of 7. Her favorite game…
In 2013, Dr. Alan M. Kirshner wrote about International Games Day @ your library. His volunteers played blitz chess, separately taught beginners and…
Photo Saint Louis Chess Club The top two players in the country, Nakamura and Caruana, recently faced off in a four day exhibition match, featuring...