Cairns’ Cup, Elite Women’s Event, Announces Field
SAINT LOUIS (January 25, 2019) – Women the world over will descend upon the Saint Louis Chess Club to compete in the inaugural Cairns Cup, an elite…
Posts categorized “Women”
Ladies Knight Podcast Debuts with Shahade & Botez
Jennifer Shahade, Two-time US Women’s Chess Champion, CLO editor and vocal advocate for women in chess, has debuted a new monthly podcast, Ladies Knight, featuring conversations with prominent female members of our community. Her first guest is popular streamer, tech entrepreneur and five-time Canadian girls champion Alexandra Botez.
Up, Up and Checkmate: Jen Vallens on a Sky-High Cover Shoot
I have worked with U.S. Open Champion Timur Gareyev for the last five years and I have organized a lot of cool activities for him…
Chess Challenge with Former U.S. Women’s Champion Alexey Root
FLOWER MOUND, TX Play chess and meet former U.S. women’s chess champion Alexey Root as she signs her latest book, Prepare With Chess Strategy, on Saturday, January…
Best of CLO 2018: Meet the Judges
2018 was a huge year for US Chess, as Fabiano Caruana competed for the World Championship just a few weeks after a thrilling Olympiad in…
Bai Jinshi Tops North American Open
The 28th Annual North American Open, with a guaranteed $120,000 prize fund drew 817 players, up from 2017’s 802 turnout, to Bally’s in Las Vegas…
San Francisco Hosts Pan-Ams for 1st Time
“He was a national master? Wow!” Unrated chess player Stephen Huang attends the University of Pacific in Stockton, California. “I joined US Chess on Wednesday,”…
Americans in Saint Petersburg: Nakamura Tied for 2nd, Tang Climbs
The 2018 King Salman FIDE World Rapid Blitz Championship in St. Petersburg, Russia (Dec 26-28) started out in dramatic fashion as World Champion Magnus Carlsen…
Christmas on the Road: Top U.S. Players Travel to Bay Area and St. Petersburg
US Chess wishes a merry Christmas to all our members and chess devotees, as well as luck and warmth to many of our top players…
Kostya on Coaching the World Cadets: From Medals to London
I got the call to work as a coach for the U.S. National Youth Team back in August, my second time this year and again…
Search Articles
Categories
Archives
Announcements
US Chess Press
- Mizzou Announces Creation of Competitive Chess Team »
- 2019 Grand Chess Tour Participants Announced »
- Historic Cairns Cup Opens with Saint Louis Chess Club’s $100,000 Gift to US Chess »
- Chess Challenge with Former U.S. Women's Champion Alexey Root »
- Rade Milovanovic, UT Dallas Chess Team Coach, to Retire »