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Ratings and Ratings Reports Issues (9/27)

We are undergoing some technical difficulties related to tournament report uploads and ratings. All other US Chess functions should be working.…

Back to Work in Astana

It was back to business in Astana today for Team America in the 2019 World Team Championship. After yesterday’s rest day, the Open team crushed… Read More »

Xiong Wins Spring Classic

If past is indeed prologue, as the Bard told us in The Tempest, then GM Jeffery Xiong must be a confident young man right now. His victory in the A… Read More »

Halftime at the World Teams

It’s the rest day today in Astana, marking the (slightly more than) half-way point in the 2019 World Team Championship. The U.S. Open team suffered… Read More »

Rd 4 in Astana: U.S. vs. Kazakhstan

There may have been “shots fired” across the board, but it was “U.S.-Kazakhstan Friendship Day” in the World Team Championship today in Astana. Both… Read More »

U.S. Draws against England; Women lose to Georgia

After an impressive second round in the 2019 World Team Championships, the American teams came back to earth a bit today in Round 3. The U.S. Open...… Read More »

Throwback Thursday: World Teams, 1997

The first World Team Chess Championship was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in November 1985. The U.S. team qualified to play in the Open section but… Read More »

U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Fields Announced

SAINT LOUIS (March 5, 2019) – The Saint Louis Chess Club will once again host America’s best at the U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women’s Chess...… Read More »

More Success in Round 2 of the World Teams

Building on a successful first day, the U.S. Open and Women’s Teams continued to impress today at the World Team Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan… Read More »

Wednesday Workout: Play like Naroditsky!

Currently in its 9th of 10 rounds, the Pro Chess League continues to produce tremendous fighting games for chess fans around the globe to enjoy. Last… Read More »

World Team Championship Gets Underway in Astana

The World Team Championship got underway today in Astana, Kazakhstan. National teams from 14 countries, including the United States, will compete in… Read More »

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