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Main Event Underway in Orlando: “It’s Checkmate!”
The Main Event of the K-12 Chess Championships are underway in Orlando. The tournament began with a moment of silence for Former US Chess President…
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Kasparov Chess Foundation Camp in New York: Solve Like a Young Star
The Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) and Saint Louis Chess Club have been running the very successful Young Stars program for the past six years. The…
K-12 Champs Kick Off with Blitz & Bug as Twitter Takeover Begins
The K-12 Chess Championships in Orlando kicked off with blitz and bughouse events, as the @USChess twitter takeover by IM Greg Shahade captured the action….
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…
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…
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