The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2024 Annual Award recipients. Congratulations to all of these individuals and organizations who are advancing our mission to "empower people, enrich lives, and enhance communities through chess."
US Chess Awards Recipients from previous years can be viewed here: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
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Organizer Awards |
Player Awards |
Service Awards Outstanding Career Achievement Scholastic Service (Individual) |
TD Awards
Tournament Director (Lifetime Achievement) |
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James Rachels |
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Distinguished Service AwardCarol Meyer |
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Photo by Jim Hollingsworth
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Outstanding Career Achievement AwardFA/IO Luis A. Salinas |
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Ernest Nix at the 2019 U.S. Open
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Meritorious Services Award |
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Photo by Zachary Hoatson
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Meritorious Services AwardJim Hollingsworth |
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Meritorious Services AwardChristina Schweiss |
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Meritorious Services AwardKalanithi Bagley |
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Meritorious Services AwardRobin Ramson |
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Andre Harding (photo courtesy Danny Rohde)
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Meritorious Services AwardIA Andre Harding |
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Special Services AwardICCF GM Jon Edwards |
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Special Services AwardAndrew M. "Andy" Ansel |
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Frank J. Marshall AwardCM Jude Acers |
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Organizer of the YearIA/IO Anand Dommalapati |
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Photo by John Brezina
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Grandmaster of the YearGM Hikaru Nakamura |
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courtesy Lennart Ootes/SLCC
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Grandmaster of the YearGM Fabiano Caruana |
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Woman Chessplayer of the Year AwardWGM/IM Carissa Yip |
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Igor Foygel in 1989 in Herson, Ukrainian Championship
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Outstanding Player Achievement AwardIM Igor Foygel |
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Outstanding Player Achievement AwardFM Frank Thornally |
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Outstanding Player Achievement AwardIM Elliott Winslow |
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Young Player of the Year AwardWGM/IM Alice Lee |
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Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons
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Chess City of the YearOrlando, Florida |
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Photo by Tim Hanks
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Tournament Director Lifetime Achievement AwardIA/IO Alan Losoff |
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Tournament Director of the YearJeff L. Smith |
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Senior Tournament Director AwardIA Maya Myers |
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Local Tournament Director AwardCraig Timmons |
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Chess Club of the YearCharleston Chess Club (SC) |
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Chess College of the YearUniversity of Missouri, Columbia |
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Koltanowski Award: GoldDewain and Sue Barber |
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Koltanowski Award: GoldJohn D. Rockefeller V |
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Koltanowski Award: SilverDavid & Maureen Grimaud |
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Scholastic Service Award, IndividualJeff Bulington |
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Scholastic tournament hosted by The Right Move
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Scholastic Service Award, OrganizationThe Right Move (NY) |
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Photo by Luis Salazar
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Dan Heisman Award for Excellence in Chess InstructionTim Tusing |
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Committee of the YearSafe Play Advisory Group |
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