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SAINT LOUIS (March 12, 2019) —Chess history will be made at an induction ceremony recognizing six exceptional contributors to the iconic game as the… Read More »
Welcome to the March 2019 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which we talk to people who are advancing the US Chess mission...… Read More »
Shesh Budhabhatti I remember my dad playing chess with me when I was three years old. It was one of the things that we would do as a fun activity...… Read More »
It was back to business in Astana today for Team America in the 2019 World Team Championship. After yesterday’s rest day, the Open team crushed… Read More »
If past is indeed prologue, as the Bard told us in The Tempest, then GM Jeffery Xiong must be a confident young man right now. His victory in the A… Read More »
It’s the rest day today in Astana, marking the (slightly more than) half-way point in the 2019 World Team Championship. The U.S. Open team suffered… Read More »
There may have been “shots fired” across the board, but it was “U.S.-Kazakhstan Friendship Day” in the World Team Championship today in Astana. Both… Read More »
After an impressive second round in the 2019 World Team Championships, the American teams came back to earth a bit today in Round 3. The U.S. Open...… Read More »
The first World Team Chess Championship was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in November 1985. The U.S. team qualified to play in the Open section but… Read More »
SAINT LOUIS (March 5, 2019) – The Saint Louis Chess Club will once again host America’s best at the U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women’s Chess...… Read More »

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