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Battle of the Prodigies: Who Will Be the Next U.S. Junior Champion?

The 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship begins on Friday, July 8th. With so many American youth chess players reaching new heights and breaking...

Gabor Papp Wins World Open on Tiebreak

Josh Colas, Photo Tim Hanks Philadelphia — One of the things that 17-year-old Joshua Colas wanted to achieve shortly after he graduated from high...

Celebrate Independence Day with Benko Problems

Happy Independence Day! Solve the following problems from Grandmaster Pal Benko, which are inspired by the American Revolutionary War. Start off with…

Ruifeng Li Wins the National Open

Organizer Janelle Losoff, Ruifeng Li, and Daniel Fridman. Photo: Tim Hanks. While the prestigious National Open is usually dominated by experienced...

Emily Nguyen Wins US Junior Girls Championship

US Chess Organizer of the Year Alex Relyea with Emily Nguyen, Photo Nam Nguyen Congrats to 13-year-old Emily Nguyen of Texas who took clear first in…

Zierk and Chandra Top Saint Louis Invitational

IM Steven Zierk, Photo Austin Fuller Grandmaster hopefuls IM Steven Zierk and IM Akshat Chandra tied for first at the 2016 Saint Louis Invitational...

US Junior Girls Championships Underway!

The US Junior Girls Championship is currently underway in Manchester, NH. One of the lowest rated players in the competition, Emily Nguyen, is...

My Experience at the Schein-Friedman/U.S. Chess School Camp

It was a normal boring Wednesday afternoon. I was just coming back from a long day of school and I was not really expecting anything out of the...

The June Check is in the Mail

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The Czech Republic put on an excellent display of chess and computer power, winning every match but one – a 2-2 tie with… Read More »

The Las Vegas Chess Festival Kicks Off!

Photo: Jason Luu The Las Vegas Chess Festival kicked off with the U.S. Women’s Open. WGM Vera Nebolsina won the tournament with an undefeated score… Read More »

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