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IM Praveen Balakrishnan and Andy Huang, both of Virginia, Photo Henk Prinsloo All three of the junior Champion of Champions had to win as Black in… Read More »
Over the past years, the community of junior chess players in the United States has gradually grown much stronger. With stars like 17-year-old GMs...… Read More »
Over a month has passed since the second annual Charity Chess Championship and I still have not been fully able to process what a tremendous day it… Read More »
The vast majority of the top chess players in the world started playing the game at an extremely young age. Sam Shankland completely broke this...… Read More »
The first Charlotte Chess Festival (June 6 – 16, 2018) is in Charlotte, North Carolina, which was recently awarded “Chess City of the Year” by US...… Read More »
We are thrilled to announce the 2018 Annual Awards Winners, including Woman Chess Player of the Year, Sabina Foisor, "I am honored and humbled to...… Read More »
US Chess Executive Director Carol Meyer, Seth Talyansky and Sunil Weeramantry, Photo Robert McClelland COLUMBUS, OHIO: The 501(c)3 US Chess… Read More »
Awonder Liang at the U.S. Junior Championship, which he went on to win. Photo: US Championship Website The FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP...… Read More »
“Previous American Open winners read like a Who’s Who in American chess. To name only a few and not to slight any of the fine players who have won or… Read More »
The two National Championships attracted no less than 11 grandmasters. GM Daniel Naroditsky, GM Zviad Izoria, GM Enrico Sevillano and GM Conrad Holt… Read More »