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Just the Rules: Is the On-Site Appeals Committee Still Relevant?

Did you know you can appeal a TD’s ruling right there at your event’s site? There are some hoops to jump through first, but it is possible (…

Brilliancy Watch: Early June Edition

Life in the Internet age is both a blessing and a curse for chess fans. On the plus side, there is an utter avalanche of top-level tournaments taking… Read More »

A Tale of Two Leaders

Two rest days. Two tournament leaders. Two very different stories. Standings after Rd 6 (courtesy Mark Crowther / TWIC) Magnus Carlsen leads the 2019… Read More »

Las Vegas International Chess Festival Kicks off with U.S. Women's Open

The Las Vegas International Chess Festival kicks off on Tuesday, June 11 with the U.S. Women's Open, a five round Swiss that will crown a National...… Read More »

One Move at a Time with June Guest Chris Wainscott

Welcome to the June 2019 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which we talk to people who are advancing the US Chess mission...… Read More »

U.S. Senior, U.S. Junior & Junior Girls Fields Announced, July 10-20 in Saint Louis

SAINT LOUIS (June 10, 2019) – This summer marks a hallmark first for Saint Louis, America’s Chess Capital, as the Saint Louis Chess Club will host...… Read More »

And on the Seventh Day, They Rested

Call it chance or call it kismet, but it is immensely useful to this writer that both the Altibox Norway Chess and Women’s Candidates Tournaments...… Read More »

Goryachkina Leads after Five Rounds in Women's Candidates

Aleksandra Goryachkina leads the 2019 Women’s Candidate Tournament after five rounds with a score of 4/5, a half-point ahead of Nana Dzagnidze...Read… Read More »

National Girls Tournament of Champions Renamed in Honor of Ruth Haring

CROSSVILLE, TN: US Chess has renamed a premier scholastic national championship as the Ruth Haring National Girls Tournament of Champions (RHNGTOC… Read More »

Author Chat: Boris Avrukh

The June 2019 issue of Chess Life includes a review of Grandmaster Boris Avrukh’s newest book with Quality Chess, Grandmaster Repertoire 2B: 1. d4...… Read More »

Norway Chess Kicks Off in Stavanger

After Monday’s blitz event, used to determine pairing numbers and won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament kicked off… Read More »

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