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Grand Chess Tour Final Set: Nakamura vs. MVL
The Grand Chess Tour finals (December 14-16) are set as American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura will face Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France for the 2018 Grand Chess…
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7th Edition Rule Book Chapters Now Available For Download
At the 2018 Delegates Meeting in Middleton, Wisconsin, a motion passed to make portions of the 7th Edition of the US Chess Federation’s Official Rules…
K-12 Chess Champs “Fear Will Lead to Mistakes.”
The K-12 Grade Championships are headed to Orlando, Florida from December 13-16, and we have a star-studded list of pre-registered players. Among the competitors are recent…
One Move at a Time Features Isaac Steincamp of ChessSummit.com [PODCAST]
Welcome to the December edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which we talk to people and organizations that are…
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Grand Chess Tour Finals Feature Caruana and Nakamura
The Grand Chess Tour finals, hosted at the 10th London Chess Classic will be held from December 11-17, 2018 and broadcast live on grandchesstour.org. The…
First Annual Midwest Regional Attracts 39 Girls Over Thanksgiving
The first annual Midwest Regional All Girls & Women’s Tournament attracted 39 on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. There was fierce competition for the available trophies….
A Perfect Triangle: GM Amanov on Coaching Raj to Gold
On June 18, 2016, I received a standard e-mail: Hello GM Amanov: We are currently looking for a coach/mentor for our 5-year-old son (he has…
World Championship Memories: Top Ten Tweets from Carlsen-Caruana
It’s been just over a week since the Carlsen-Caruana World Championship ended, but it feels like a lot longer. Let’s reminsce via the top ten…
2019 Scholar Chessplayer Award Applications Open
If you are a high school junior or senior looking for scholarship money, read on! If you are a current US Chess member you are…
Queen Power in Santa Clara – Bashkansky Wins North American All Girls
On November 3rd and 4th, 2018, over 100 excited and enthusiastic girls battled over the board at the Santa Clara Biltmore Hotel, where the 3rd…
Chess Life Cover Stories with Jen Vallens [PODCAST]
The December edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic Communication Daniel Lucas, goes in depth and…
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