Friday in Nashville: Shoutouts and Staredowns
The first day is in the books at the Elementary National Championships in Nashville, and over two dozen players have perfect scores in the K-1,…
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Welcome to the Kindergarten Championship (VIDEO)
Watch our highlight reel from Greg Shahade’s twitter coverage of the Kindergarten National Chess Championships held last weekend near Orlando, Florida. The annual event crowns champions…
Jen Shahade on Donuts & Blunders [VIDEO]
Watch our new video series, Cheat Day & Chess, where US Chess editor Jen Shahade eats calorific treats while reviewing dramatic chess victories and turnarounds….
Claudia on College, Cuba and the Capablanca Variations
Claudia Munoz is well known to the US Chess community, through her social media presence and precocious accomplishments, including winning the 2014 US Girls Invitational….
Timur Gareyev on Blindfold, Endurance & a World Record
This weekend I am set to face 47 players blindfolded simultaneously while exercising on a spin bike. Aside from the intellectual magnanimity of the challenge, I will likely get an ultra-marathon distance worth of a work out! Exercising while playing chess not only helps direct blood flow to my brain, but also empowers me with a consistent rhythm of play.
36th US Chess School Comes to Orlando
A lot of kids attend camp in the summer. They swim and hike, play sports, make S’Mores and tell ghost stories around a bonfire. So, when…
Dariusz Swiercz Wins Millionaire Chess [VIDEO]
Dariusz Swiercz of Poland, now attending Saint Louis University, captured the 2016 Millionaire Chess Open Championship title, thus pocketing $30,000. The third edition of the…
A Queen’s Welcome to Millionaire Monday
FM Alisa Melekhina, Adia Onyango, and Vanessa Sun welcome US Chess Scoop viewers to Millionaire Chess. ] The event, now in its third edition in…
National Junior High School Champs Begin in Indianapolis
Today at the K-9 Championship at Indianapolis it was completely domination. Two brothers from the Whitney Young School in Chicago won the bughouse tournament and…
GM Jan Gustafsson Coaches Strongest U.S. Chess School Ever
Shortly after Thanksgiving the longtime running U.S. Chess School held its 32nd session in Glendale, California, featuring eight of the strongest juniors in America. Organized…
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