Gunina Leads Skolkovo Grand Prix after Three Rounds
The 2019 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series is underway in Skolkovo, Russia, with twelve of the world’s best female chess players competing for £80,000, with…
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Carissa Yip, Our Top Ranked Female Player Internationally, Turns 16
Carissa Yip rocketed up the rating charts and is now the #1 ranked female chessplayer in the U.S. just in time for her sixteenth birthday…
Back to the US Chess School: #48 in Saint Louis
This is the first of a four-part series, “Back to the US Chess School”, which gives readers an inside look into the elite training academies,…
Newsflash: Liran Zhou and Alice Lee Earn Gold in China, Bronze for Li and Yan
Congratulations to Liran Zhou in the Open Under 12, and Alice Lee in the Girls Under 10, who both earned GOLD medals at the World…
Alice Lee, Ruiyang Yan and Liran Zhou Lead US Squad in China
Alice Lee (Girls Under 10), Ruiyang Yan (Girls Under 12) and Liran Zhou (Open Under 12) are all leading their respective sections at the World…
World Cadet Underway in China
The World Cadet is currently underway in China, with 75 players representing US Chess. Our top scorer so far is Liran Zhou, who has 5.5/6…
Krush and Wang Win Berkeley IM Tournament
Grandmaster Irina Krush didn’t lose a single game in Berkeley. The seven-time US women’s champion kicked off the Berkeley Summer IM Norm Tournament weekend with…
Ladies Knight with Maureen Grimaud [PODCAST]
The August episode of Ladies Knight features Maureen Grimaud, chair of the US Chess Women’s committee. Maureen is a vocal proponent and supporter of bringing more women and girls into chess, from her work with the girls club’ rooms and Regional women’s events.
The 2019 Texas Women’s Chess Championship
Nicole Niemi and I both scored 3.5 of 4 at the 2019 Texas Women’s Chess Championship (TWCC). We each won our first three games and…
Krush Leads in Berkeley IM Tournament
Ten women representing five countries (Argentina, Canada, Cuba, Mongolia and USA) are competing for FIDE norms in the Berkeley Chess School´s Summer IM Norm Tournament…
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