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Wednesday Workout: FIDE World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz

This week's puzzles come from the recently concluded FIDE World Cadets & Youth…

So Beats Carlsen in Norway

[pgn] [Event "Altibox Norway"] [Site "0:34:33-0:42:33"] [Date "2018.06.03"] [Round "6"] [White "Wesley So"] [Black "Magnus Carlsen"] [Result "1-0"]...

If a Queen Falls and No One Sees It

Photo Cathy Rogers From the 1950s until the 1970s, World Championship matches attracted little worldwide interest because the contest always involved…

GM Ruifeng Li Wins 12th Philadelphia Open

GM Ruifeng Li won the 12th annual Philadelphia Open held from March 28 to April 1 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.

Chess Kids and Cops Face Off in Chicago

Photo He Shoots Lyfe Students from over 40 Chicago Public schools and cops faced off on May 2nd for the 1st Cops & Kids Culminating Chess… Read More »

Kimberly Doo on Charity Chess Champs: "This Cause is Deeply Personal to Me"

Kimberly Doo Kimberly Doo McVay is an active member of the US Chess Women's committee, as well as an organizer of this year's Charity Chess...

David Peng Wins High School Champs: "Must-See DGT"

David Peng, Photo IM Eric Rosen FM David Peng won clear first at the 2018 National High School Championship with an undefeated score of 6 ½ - ½. The…

Nazi Paikidze, 2018 US Women's Chess Champion

After a dramatic playoff, 24-year-old Nazi Paikidze became our new US Women's Chess Champion. After 11 rounds of Classical chess, Paikidze was tied...