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Mitzy Caballero Earns 2019 SPFGI Title & Webster University Scholarship

WIM Mitzy Caballero (left) faces WIM Emily Nguyen (TX) in crucial round 6 encounter from the 16th SPFGI June 27, 2019 in St. Louis. WFM Anne-Marie...

All-Action First Round in Croatia GCT

Turns out the death of classical chess may have been "greatly exaggerated" after all. The Zagreb stop of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour got underway...

GM Belous Wins Northeast Open

GM Vladimir Belous took first place at the Silver Anniversary of the Northeast Open (June 7-9, Stamford, CT) with a score of 4.5/5. This year’s...

Chess Underground Episode 3: The Collector

Episode 3 of the Chess Underground features chess set collector extraordinaire Ronald Suarez. For some, equipment is an afterthought. For others, a...

"Put it on your Calendar:" IM John Watson on the National Open

The National Open has been a premier US event since 1965, and this year’s edition, held on June 11 to 16th, brought with it a number of new features…

Howell, Xiong, Ganguly, Oparin, and Neiksans Lead in Summer Classics

The 18 players contesting the three Summer Chess Classic groups are on their rest day today in Saint Louis. With five more rounds to be played in the…

American Artists in Action

Some chess variants and sub-genres are well-known to American audiences. Go to any big scholastic tournament and you will see dozens of “buggers”...

TV Company Looking for US Chess Players with a Chinese Connection

Meridian Line Films, an award-winning TV production company in the UK, are interested in hearing from those in the chess world about their… Read More »