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This evening, we head into the fifth round of the National High School (K-12) Championship in Memphis, TN. As the swiss system shuffles the...
The 2022 National High School (K-12) Championship continues this evening, as the players make their way through Round 2. At the top boards, the first…
Every chess fan who visits New Orleans knows to visit Decatur Street in the French Quarter. There, on a table just outside a praline shop called...
One of the exciting events at the National High School Championship is the Grandmaster Simul, where scholastic competitors get a chance to play our...
As the first day closed on the 2022 National High School (K-12) Championship, the first winners of the weekend were declared with the conclusion of...
The 2022 National High School (K-12) Championship is underway in Memphis, TN today, with the Bughouse tournament having wrapped this afternoon and… Read More »
Effective April 16, Bryon Doyle will be the new FIDE Events Manager for US Chess. Bryon is a U.S. Army veteran, having served as a combat medic.… Read More »
This month’s guest on "Cover Stories with Chess Life" is well known to American chess fans. He’s the man with the fancy hat: Grandmaster Elshan...
Nostalgia has a way of making us feel good about the past. We look at things through the “warm and fuzzy” lens of time. We tend to ignore the idea...
This weekend, April 7-10, the US Chess National High School (K-12) Championship takes place in Memphis, TN! This national event features some of the…

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