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James Tracz 2011 Golden Knights Champion James Tracz of Farmington Hills, Michigan is the clear winner of the 2011 Golden Knights Championship, an...
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan scored an impressive 7 ½ out of 9 to win the 10 th Annual Southwest Class Championship and take home $3200. GM Hovhannes...
Chess has been a tool of diplomacy for centuries. The first American Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, was an avid player, as were many of his...
The March 2019 issue of Chess Life contains a review of GM Joel Benjamin's new book from New in Chess, Better Thinking, Better Chess: How a...
At the invitation of Harry Sabine, Chief Teller for the 2019 Executive Board election, Missy Sliger of Missy Sliger Bookkeeping and Tax Services...
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On March 1st, 2019 US Chess unveiled its new US Chess Women logo. The logo is inspired by our main US Chess logo, but rendered in bold red and black…
"Fred [Wren] first started to master chess in 1926. When asked what date he mastered it - he replied, "Leave that space blank, son."" ( American… Read More »
The 2019 North American Junior Chess Championships will be held June 25 – 30, 2019 at the Charlotte Chess Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The… Read More »
Checkmate problems – mate in twos, threes, or mores – are not everyone’s cup of tea. Some people enjoy solving them, while others, like GM Johan...

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