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Americans Begin 2021 FIDE World Cup and Women's World Cup in Sochi, Russia

US Chess is represented by 17 American qualifiers in this year's World Cup and the first-ever Women’s World Cup.
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The 3rd International Koltanowski Conference on Chess in Education

July 29-30, 2021 Cherry Hill, New Jersey Sponsored by the US Chess Trust www.USChessTrust.org 2021 Koltanowski Conference on Chess in Education to be…
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National Online Scholastic Championship Results Finalized

After extensive scrutiny of all games for fair-play violations, US Chess has finalized the results of the 2021 National Online Scholastic… Read More »
GM Sam Shankland 2021 Prague Chess Festival Masters Winner

Shankland Returns: Back on the Board, Back in the Club, Back in the Groove

After his stunning return to the board at the 2021 Prague Masters, CLO caught up with the two-time Olympic gold medalist on his way to Sochi for the…
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2021 U.S. Juniors and Senior Championships Return to St. Louis in July

National championship chess returns to the board in America’s Chess Capital on July 15 with the 2021 U.S. Juniors and Senior Championships.
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Cover Stories with Chess Life #38: IM John Donaldson

Today’s guest on Cover Stories with Chess Life is the author of our July cover story, or, better, package of cover stories. He is also, in many ways…
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FIDE events postponed until 2022 due to COVID restrictions

An announcement from FIDE: Due to the many travel restrictions still in force all around the world, the FIDE Council has approved postponing several…
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The Evolution of Modern Chess Rules: Enter the Queen and Bishop

The history of Western society suggests some answers on how bishops became soldiers and how queens became the strongest warrior in the chess army.
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Check Is In The Mail: July 2021

Greetings! I hope everyone is having a great summer and enjoying “getting back to normal”…or whatever passes for normal these days. I don’t have any…
Tim Just, CLO columnist

Just the Rules: Remember When ...

The Queens Gambit on Netflix has done a lot for promoting our beloved royal sport. The show has also triggered a flood of nostalgia.

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