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Sixteen-year-old prodigy and current Chinese Champion, Wei Yi, won the China Kings and Queens tournament in convincing fashion. The tournament was a… Read More »
IM Andrey Gorovets Philadelphia — Two IMs joined a GM in a three-way tie for first place in the National Chess Congress over the Thanksgiving weekend… Read More »
Congratulations to Akshita Gorti for winning the 2015 WGM Norm Tournament held in Manchester, NH by Relyea Chess with a score of 7. Her favorite game… Read More »
It is a rare player who can attain a Master’s rating in both OTB and in correspondence play. Such a player is Kevin Bachler of Park Ridge, Illinois… Read More »
I come from a world of my own. I have Parkinson's disease. Without medications and even with, my brain loses cells every day, it forgets how to walk… Read More »
In 2013, Dr. Alan M. Kirshner wrote about International Games Day @ your library. His volunteers played blitz chess, separately taught beginners and… Read More »
Ever wonder what a grandmaster considers during a chess game? Vanessa West reviews "Lessons with a Grandmaster III", by GM Boris Gulko and Dr. Joel… Read More »
IM Kannappan, Photo STL Chess Club The 24th Annual King’s Island Open was held in Cincinnati, Ohio November 13-15th. This tournament is now Ohio’s...… Read More »
Photo Saint Louis Chess Club The top two players in the country, Nakamura and Caruana, recently faced off in a four day exhibition match, featuring… Read More »
While at the Philadelphia Open earlier this year, I came into contact with a local chess enthusiast - Tom Nordeman. An ardent chess player, Tom, says… Read More »

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