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Sevian and Arribas Win Philadelphia Open – Brodsky and Hong Achieve IM Norms

In round 7, Sevian faced second seed GM Vladmir Belous on board 1. Sevian had the black pieces and trailed Belous, who led the tournament by half a...

Can You Save Like So?

Photo Lennart Ootes Wesley So, our new US Champion and current World #2 ranked player, dazzled with his queen sacrifice against Jeffery Xiong, one of…

Golden Anniversary NY State Scholastic Shatters Attendance Records

This year marked the 50th Anniversary of the New York State Scholastic Championship, and, as befits such a milestone, this year’s attendance… Read More »

Ten Things We Learned from the 2017 U.S. Championships

Wesley So and Sabina Foisor, Photo Lennart Ootes Just like last year, I list the ten biggest takeaways from the 2017 U.S. Championships. It’s great… Read More »

April Fools Problems from Pal Benko

GM Pal Benko recently contributed Apri Fools problems to the April edition of Chess Life Magazine, in which you are challenged to construct… Read More »

Spring Ahead by Improving Your Endgame

When I first started playing chess, I spent a lot of time studying the opening. Inspired by the World Champion at the time, Garry Kasparov, I spent...

Crowded at the Top: Six-way Tie at the Mid-America Open

The 62-player Open section was quite strong, which should be no surprise given the St Louis location. Many Webster students played as well as… Read More »

A Spectator’s View of the US Champs: The Saint Louis Experience

From the moment we landed in Saint Louis we were greeted with signs of chess culture in the chess capital. A banner welcoming guests for the Chess...

Morris-Suzuki Triumphs in Chicago: "I Enjoyed the Friendly Environment"

2017 All Girls Nationals, Photo Betsy Dynako Zacate Before the first pawn was pushed, the All Girls National Championship was electric, thanks to a...

GM Perez and FM Jayaraman Win the Southern Class Championship

Andretta now was leading the tournament with a 2700+ GM and an FM all with 2 ½ out of 3! On Sunday morning, Andretta was on board one against Perez… Read More »

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