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The 50-move draw rule took centuries to reach its modern definition.Read More »
The Grand Chess Tour continues with back-to-back events, picking up speed in Paris on Friday just after finishing the kickoff classical event in...… Read More »
Rare are those people whose lives have been of such richness and merit that they earn a New York Times obituary the day after their death. IA Carol… Read More »
Beginning at 6 AM CDT on Tuesday, June 22, and continuing through until 6 AM Thursday, June 24, US Chess will be conducting a necessary update to its… Read More »
US Chess, in partnership with the Corporate E-Sports Association (CEA), proudly offers a Streamers’ Workshop for aspiring content creators or...Read… Read More »
Though the concept of stalemate had long been recognized, there was no universally accepted rule on its significance before the 19th century.Read… Read More »
GM Dariusz Swiercz won the Continental Chess Association's first over-the-board major event in 15 months in Wheeling, Illinois over Memorial Day...… Read More »
On Thursday, June 10, all ballots for the 2021 Executive Board election were released to those who were registered to vote as of May 31 of this year… Read More »
The cover story in the June edition of Chess Life Kids was devoted to Tani Adewumi's "making master" on May 1, 2021 at the Fairfield County Chess… Read More »
Entering chess tournaments is a lot like those pop-up screens that bring our computers and smartphone activities to a screeching halt.Read More »

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