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U.S. Amateur Team West Underway in Santa Clara
The U. S. Amateur Team West Championship is underway in Santa Clara, California, directly across the street from Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco…
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Gunina Wins Cairns Cup
GM Valentina Gunina is the clear winner of the 2019 Cairns Cup with 7/9 points. She drew a topsy-turvy game against runner-up GM Alexandra Kosteniuk,…
Chocolates for Valentina
It’s a Happy Valentine’s Day indeed for GM Valentina Gunina. She wakes up this morning as the sole leader in the 2019 Cairns Cup after…
YoungStars Prevail at the Amateur Team South
Ben Silva, who will write the Chess Life Magazine article on the U.S. Amateur Team South, sets the scene: The Amateur Team South returned to…
Carnage Continues in Round 6 of the Cairns Cup
The carnage continued yesterday in the 6th Round of the Cairns Cup, with three decisive games and fighting chess across all boards. Fresh off her…
Artemiev and Karthikeyan Shine in Gibraltar
Mere days after former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik retired from professional chess, another ‘Vlad’, 20-year-old GM Vladislav Artemiev of Russia, signaled his arrival by winning…
The February Check is in the Mail
The Check Is in the Mail February 2019 Somnath Mukherjee It’s a three-peat for Colorado champion Somnath Mukherjee, winning the championship in 2016, 2017, and…
One Move at a Time with David MacEnulty [PODCAST]
Welcome to the February 2019 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which we talk to people and organizations that…
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Kosteniuk, Krush & Gunina Pull Ahead in Cairns Cup
The strongest Women’s tournament on U.S. soil, the Cairns Cup (February 6-16) reached its midway point on Sunday, February 10th with three players well ahead…
Best of CLO 2018 Winner: IM Eric Rosen on the Chess Vagabond Life!
The #1 article in Best of CLO 2018 is IM Eric Rosen for Eight Takeaways From Living as a Chess Vagabond. Judges loved his slice of…
Best of CLO 2018 #2: Amanov on Coaching the World Youth
The #2 article in Best of CLO 2018 is A Perfect Triangle: GM Amanov on Coaching Raj to Gold by GM Mesgen Amanov. Judges praised…
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