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Round 8 of the 2019 U.S. Championships featured critical matchups in both the Open and Women’s events. Jennifer Yu continued her astonishing run in… Read More »
Jenny Schweitzer, director of 'Girls in Chess', as premiered in the New Yorker Magazine, is back to film another video in partnership with US Chess… Read More »
The temperature in Saint Louis jumped 12 degrees on Wednesday, climbing from a high of 54 on Tuesday’s rest day to a balmy 66. The U.S. Championships… Read More »
After a rest day, the eyes and ears of American chess fans return to the Saint Louis Chess Club, where the seventh round of the U.S. Championships is… Read More »
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI: The 501(c)3 US Chess Federation is proud to announce a newly-designed perpetual trophy for the 2019 U.S. Championship and U.S… Read More »
US Chess is delighted to open up the grant application for Women's Programs, funded by a generous $100,000 donation from the Saint Louis Chess Club… Read More »
After a raucous day four, the fifth round of the 2019 U.S. Championships was more sedate, with fewer fireworks and without the marathon games of the… Read More »
There was plenty of intrigue on and off the boards in the fourth round of the 2019 U.S. Championships. Plenty. The games were long. The moves were...… Read More »
With eight games ending decisively, the third round of the U.S. Championships was a banquet of brilliancies and blunders. What felt like a sleepy… Read More »
While chess can be played and enjoyed at any age, it’s clear that there’s a youth movement in American chess under way. Hikaru Nakamura said as much… Read More »

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