Rianne Ke Makes History Among Seven New National Champs
Rianne Ke was in a must win situation in round seven of the K-6 Championship at the Elementary Nationals in Nashville. She reached a key…
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2nd New York State Girls Championship Draws Over 200
The favorites to qualify would have to be top seeded WFM Martha Samadashvili rated 2172 or second seeded Sophie Morris-Suzuki rated 2146. But there were also two other experts and five Class A players who would be looking to pull off the upset.
Triple Game Day: Chasing Perfection in Nashville
Saturday at the National Championships is a marathon: Grandmaster lessons and exhibtions, three Main event games and top seeds facing off. Two perfect 5-0 scores…
Women’s World Champs: Halftime Report
The Women’s World Championship has been a lively match so far, loaded with king attacks and tactical combinations–with 80% of the games ending decisively!
World Youth Qualifiers Announced [UPDATED]
CROSSVILLE, TN [UPDATED, MAY 17, 2018] The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the list of players who have qualified to participate in the…
US Women’s Champs: Tactics Quiz
Sharpen your tactics with puzzles from the games of the top 3 finishers of the US Women’s Championships, Nazi Paikidze, Annie Wang, and Irina Krush!
If a Queen Falls and No One Sees It
From the 1950s until the 1970s, World Championship matches attracted little worldwide interest because the contest always involved two players representing the Soviet Union. (Of…
Kimberly Doo on Charity Chess Champs: “This Cause is Deeply Personal to Me”
Kimberly Doo McVay is an active member of the US Chess Women’s committee, as well as an organizer of this year’s Charity Chess Championships, set…
Nazi Paikidze, 2018 US Women’s Chess Champion
After a dramatic playoff, 24-year-old Nazi Paikidze became our new US Women’s Chess Champion. After 11 rounds of Classical chess, Paikidze was tied with 15-year-old…
Stage Set for Thrilling Championship Sunday
The stage is set or a thrilling Championship Sunday in Saint Louis as two players vie for the crown in each competition. In the Open…
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