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US Chess Offices Closed Noon Nov 27 through December 1

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GM Corrales and IM Bonin Win Cleveland Open

GM Fidel Corrales and IM Jay Bonin tied for first in the Cleveland Open August 10th to 12th at the Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport Hotel.

Lev Paciorkowski Wins the New York State Championship

Eighteen-year-old Lev Paciorkowski, whose formative chess years were spent playing at the Rochester Chess Center and in the Rochester Interscholastic…

Sadorra, Xiong & Wheeler Top Southwest Open; Hilby Earns GM Norm

The 84 th Annual Southwest Open took place on August 30 – September 3 in Irving, Texas. The event attracted 349 players who competed in six sections…

The Check Is in the Mail - September 2018

"Modern correspondence chess isn't all about CPU power (although that obviously helps), but more about how you prepare each move and how you work… Read More »

Yoo Wins CalChess State Champs, Hunts Third Norm

Christopher Yoo, at just age 11, won the Cal State Chess Championships, held in Northern California at the Berkeley Chess School over Labor Day...

Lenderman Perfect at Manhattan Open

Alex Lenderman at the 2018 U.S. Championship. Photo: Spectrum Studios GM Alex Lenderman won the Manhattan Open with a perfect 5-0 score. The… Read More »

Kostya on the 2018 Pan American Youth Chess Championships

I was really excited to get invited to coach for the U.S. team at the 2018 Pan American Youth Chess Championships—it’s been a goal of mine for a few…

2018 Greater California Scholastics

The Kasparov Foundation continues to promote not only chess excellence within our elite junior players through world class training workshops and...

San Jose Hackers Recognized as U.S. Amateur Team West Champs

The “San Jose Hackers” are now recognized as the 2018 U.S. Amateur Team West Champions (on tiebreak over the “Fire Breathing Duckies” and “We Checked…