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Posts Tagged with "Women"
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
Jocelyn Chen makes a move at the All-Girls Nationals, Photo Betsy Dynako-ZacateThe 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… Read More »
Photo Jim Doyle
Georgia weather told of good things to come- and come they did, as over 1,100 players descended upon the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta,… Read More »