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“He was a national master? Wow!” Unrated chess player Stephen Huang attends the University of Pacific in Stockton, California. “I joined US Chess on… Read More »
Andrew Tang vs. Magnus Carlsen, Photo Lennart Ootes The 2018 King Salman FIDE World Rapid Blitz Championship in St. Petersburg, Russia (Dec 26-28)...… Read More »
Grandmaster Shimanov of Webster, Photo David Llada The Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championships begin on December 27th at 6 PM PT in San… Read More »
US Chess wishes a merry Christmas to all our members and chess devotees, as well as luck and warmth to many of our top players on the road. Earlier… Read More »
I got the call to work as a coach for the U.S. National Youth Team back in August, my second time this year and again to my great delight, as it’s...… Read More »
Chess: Portrait of Lisa Lane. Cover image. New York, NY 04/00/1961 Credit: John G. Zimmerman This week, Sports Illustrated featured a long read on...… Read More »
The 2018 Pan American Veterans [50+] & Senior [65+] Championships were held December 8-13 in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. For the first time… Read More »
Tim Just If annoying acts cause a migraine, see a TD and make a claim. Your opponent complains to the TD that you are eating a sandwich at the board… Read More »
GM Leinier Dominguez at the 2018 Champions Showdown in Saint Louis. Courtesy of the Saint Louis Chess Club, photo by Lennart Ootes CROSSVILLE...Read… Read More »
Preston Ladson of Philadelphia demonstrates why a difference of 300+ rating points can be decisive in correspondence chess. We also check out a...… Read More »

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