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Wednesday Workout: 2023 World Championship Lookback

With GM Ding Liren set to defend his title against GM Gukesh…

Three Wise Men at the King’s Island

IM Kannappan, Photo STL Chess Club The 24 th Annual King’s Island Open was held in Cincinnati, Ohio November 13-15 th. This tournament is now Ohio’s…

Caruana Prevails in Unique Match with Nakamura

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...

Akshat Chandra on Tom Nordeman

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…

A View From Aviv: The World Youth

The coaches, in a rare moment of relaxation at the World Youth in Greece When the leaders of the federation toyed with the idea of opening the World…

KCF Annual Gala: 30 year celebration of Kasparov’s triumph

The KCF is about Chess Education above all else The stage is set for the annual KCF gala – and a special one this year! It is hard to believe that...

A Tale of Two Tournaments: New York Swisses

New York is one of the top chess states in the country but Central NY does not see that many strong tournaments. David A. Hater examines two recent...

2016 All-America Chess Team Announced

(Crossville, TN) The United States Chess Federation (US Chess) is pleased to announce the 2016 All-America Chess Team sponsored by Trophies Plus.… Read More »

The Showdown: Nakamura vs. Caruana

For many years, Hikaru Nakamura has been the undisputed highest ranked player in the country. He’s the reigning US Champion and has won the...

UT Dallas Wins Gligoric Transatlantic Cup to Even the Series

At the 10th Annual TransAtlantic Cup, the usual speeches were given from both sides of the Atlantic. Two were a bit different. GM Ljubomir Ljubojevic…