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Elshan on Khanty: Ju Wenjun Wins Vs. Krush
Irina at the World Championships, Photo Anastasia… Read More »
November Cover Stories with Chess Life Featuring Al Lawrence [PODCAST]
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Elshan on the Women's World Champs: Kudos to Those Who Make it!
As CLO editor Woman Grandmaster Jennifer Shahade covered in her article, Grandmaster Irina Krush eliminated her first round opponent International… Read More »
The Couch Potato's Guide to the 2018 World Chess Championship
On Friday November 9, Magnus Carlsen begins his title defense against Fabiano Caruana in the English capital London; a match where the victor will… Read More »
Newsflash: Irina Krush Advances to Round Two in Khanty
GM Irina Krush Grandmaster Irina Krush defeated IM Inna Gaponenko 2-0 in their rapid playoff match, giving Irina a ticket to the round of 32.… Read More »
Krush and Foisor Both in Playoff Monday: "I do not Want to Come Home Soon."
GM Irina Krush in Khanty At the World Women's Championship underway now in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, Grandmaster Irina Krush and 2017 US Women's… Read More »
US World Cadet Team, Sponsored by Two Sigma, in Santiago, Spain
Eddy Tian, one of 21 players competing in the Open Under 12 section in the World Youth, which started on November 4th in Santiago, Spain, Photo… Read More »
Saint Louis Chess Club to Broadcast Coverage of World Chess Champs
SAINT LOUIS, November 2, 2018 - For the first time since Bobby Fischer in 1972, an American will play for the undisputed World Chess Championship… Read More »
World Women's Champs Begins: "I Look Forward to the Sun" [UPDATED]
Irina and Sabina at the recent Batumi Olympiad, Photo David Llada Good luck to Sabina Foisor and Irina Krush, our two US Chess representatives at… Read More »
Chess Diving with Grandmaster Gareyev [VIDEO]
U.S. Open Champion Grandmaster Timur Gareyev kicks off the most important month in US Chess in decades with a daredevil "chessdive" shoot for the… Read More »
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