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Back to the US Chess School: Davis Zong Jr on #49 in New York City

This is the second of a four-part series, “Back to the US Chess School”, which gives readers an inside look into the elite training academies,…

Back to the US Chess School: #48 in Saint Louis

This is the first of a four-part series, “Back to the US Chess School”, which gives readers an inside look into the elite training academies,…

Kasparov Leads Young American Stars in Saint Louis

The Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) and Saint Louis Chess Club have been running the very successful Young Stars program for the past six years. Team…

American Artists in Action

Some chess variants and sub-genres are well-known to American audiences. Go to any big scholastic tournament and you will see dozens of “buggers” playing bughouse…

Playing blitz with Eric Li, much to the delight of the employees (but not to mine: I lost badly).

Best of CLO 2018 #6-US Chess School in San Fran by Shlyakhtenko

The #6 article in Best of CLO 2018 is US Chess School in San Fran: Sam Takes the Chocolate by NM Robert Shlyakhtenko. Judges praised Robert’s humor…

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Hikaru Nakamura Crowned Grand Chess Tour Champion

Hikaru Nakamura was crowned Grand Chess Tour Champion on December 17 in London after a tight match against the #2 rated blitz player in the…

Kasparov Chess Foundation Camp in New York: Solve Like a Young Star

The Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) and Saint Louis Chess Club have been running the very successful Young Stars program for the past six years. The…

isle of Man Chess International, Round 7, 26 October 2018. Photo by John Saunders

Jeffery Xiong and Hikaru Nakamura Among Leaders at IOM – 2 Rounds to Go!

To give us some perspective on how incredible Xiong’s performance has been so far, let’s compare his results to many of the world’s best in the standings.

The 2018 Women's Olympiad Team (from left to right): Tatev Abrahamyan, Irina Krush, Captain Melikset Khachiyan, Jennifer Yu, and Anna Zatonskih. Photo: David Llada

Can You Calculate Like a US Olympiad Team Member?

This year’s Olympiad featured a riveting fight by the U.S. Women’s team and a tie for 1st (winning Silver by tiebreaks) by the U.S. Open team. Test out your own tactical abilities with these puzzles from key victories.

Simona Nayberg: World Youth Spotlight

15-year-old Simona Nayberg is currently competing at the World Youth in Haldiki, Greece. Simona, who hails from San Francisco, California created ChessBrainGames, a tactics website….

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