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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 (…

Largest Pan-Ams in 30 Years Underway in New Orleans

Largest PanAms in More Than 30 Years Makes It Big But Not Easy in New Orleans! 60 teams compete, including a new powerhouse from Saint Louis...Read… Read More »

Kornelijs (Neil) Dale, 1933-2016

The US Chess Federation presented Kornelijs (Neil) Dale with an “Outstanding Career Achievement Award” at the 2012 U.S. Open. For most of that chess… Read More »

Naomi Bashkansky Wins World Schools Champ Title

Naomi in her final round game in Sochi, Russia Congrats to Naomi Bashkansky of Washington State, who won the Girls Under 13 section of the World...… Read More »

Grade Nationals: The Experience

Although becoming a national champion is a monumental achievement, there is much more to gain than the prizes. Less than 1% of the over 1500 players… Read More »

Our Gold Medal Team: White House Petition & 2017 Gala

Our gold medal team, pictured triumphantly on the cover of January 2017 Chess Life, will be celebrated at a benefit in the chess capital of US, Saint… Read More »

The December Check is in the Mail

Joel Levine wins another Palciauskas! Joel Levine has won his fourth Master-level Palciauskas tournament with a decisive edge in 14P01 ceding only a… Read More »

Dreaming of the Perfect Match Format: GMs Sound Off

“Are twelve games enough? Would you like to see more games? Or fewer?” These were the questions I posed to Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin during… Read More »

Tactical Play at the London Classic

This month, Wesley So won the London Classic, the overall Grand Chess Tour, and became one of the few people to cross the 2800 FIDE rating mark. In… Read More »

Happy Holidays From Benko: Trees and Candles

Happy Holidays from Grandmaster and composer Pal Benko, who presents Christmas tree and holiday candle shaped mates in two, three, four and five for… Read More »

Results are in at the K-12 Championships!

Find full results from the K-12 Grade National Championships in Nashville, TN, which crowned champions in 13 sections. Winners included 1st Grade...… Read More »

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