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Jennifer Yu, Photo: Spectrum Studios Grandmaster Steven Zierk and Women's Grandmaster Jennifer Yu are among the new American title holders, as...
This year’s U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship has a myriad of new faces - half the players are brand new to the championship.
Over a month has passed since the second annual Charity Chess Championship and I still have not been fully able to process what a tremendous day it...
This year's U.S. Junior Championship is incredibly strong, consisting of a field where half the players are grandmasters. Who will prove to be the… Read More »
The National Open, a fixture on the tournament circuit since 1965, attracted 722 players to the Westgate Hotel, the third highest total ever and the…
As an exciting summer of junior chess and international competition heats up, The West Coast chess community is excited to host the US Cadet National…
Jamaal Abdul-Alim interviews Illia Nyzhnyk, Photo Daaim Shabazz PHILADELPHIA — Even before GM Illia I. Nyzhnyk found himself on track to clinch first…
Annie Wang at the Saint Louis Chess Club, Photo Lennart Ootes SAINT LOUIS (July 9, 2018) – The skilled and competitive new generation of chess talent…
Danny Horwitz has won the 2016 Absolute Championship by a full point over a cluster of rivals.
The world of chess notation is really confusing. It is not easy remembering when scorekeeping is required and when it is optional—yes, there are… Read More »

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