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FIDE Americas is hosting the XXXI Pan American Youth Chess Festival, Pan Floripa 2021. As the Online Qualifier did not happen, all players are now...… Read More »
The reigning US Chess Champion earned the 2021 Grand Chess Tour's top overall prize, but faces a pivotal game against GM Leinier Dominguez on… Read More »
The French No. 1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave took clear first with two rema win over GM Jeffery Xiong with two rounds remaining in the 2021 Sinquefield… Read More »
Dallas GM Jeffery Xiong scored a huge win over compatriot GM Fabiano Caruana for the first time in their careers in the 2021 Sinquefield Cup on...… Read More »
August 23, 9am Central: US Chess is aware of a new issue with the player search and ratings lookup interface. It is being actively worked on by our… Read More »
Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov died on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. The flamboyant GM, who nearly completed a PhD in the study of combustion engines...… Read More »
GMs Sam Shankland and Dariusz Swiercz scored their first wins in St. Louis on Friday, while Leinier Dominguez uncorked a novelty in the Sicilian...… Read More »
It turns out that ratings might be worth something after all. While there’s good evidence that amateur ratings might be volatile after a long...Read… Read More »
The Grand Chess Tour's overall leader scored the only win of Round 2 to join the leaders in front of the 2021 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis.Read More »
Ladies Knight welcomes Holocaust Survivor, author and 1956 French Women’s Chess champion, Isabelle Choko. Jennifer Shahade interviews Choko about her… Read More »

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