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Colville, Qiu Earn Gold, Norms at North American Junior Championship

Players from the USA delegation won gold medals in all three events of the…

2016 Grand Chess Tour Starts in Paris on Thursday

SAINT LOUIS (June 7, 2016) – The 2016 Grand Chess Tour starts June 9th with back to back tournaments in Paris, France and Leuven, Belgium. The four...

Awonder Liang Earns GM Norm in El Salvador

13-year-old Awonder Liang just earned his first GM norm at the Continental Championships held in San Salvador, El Salvador May 28-June 5, 2016. There…

Young Norm Winners Highlight 2016 Chicago Open

Luke Harmon-Vellotti, Photo Betsy Dynako Zacate The recently concluded 25th Annual Chicago Open was headlined by a quartet of young norm-seekers who…

What Is Your Goal in Chess?

Photo courtesy of Jim Woodward What is your goal in chess? “I’d like to break 2200 by the end of the year.” “I want to earn my 3rd IM norm at my next…

2017 U.S. Open Set for Norfolk, VA

US Chess is pleased to announce that the 2017 US Open Chess Championship will take place at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA, from...

Magnus Carlsen To Face Tigran Petrosian In Chess.com Match

The reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen will face a grandmaster named for a former world champion in the next Chess.com GM Blitz Battle on...

Call for Nominations: Chess Journalists of America

The Chess Journalists of America once again sends out a call for nominations to our Annual Chess Journalists of America (CJA) Chess Journalism Awards…

Rao, Edwards & Ni Top Cross-Generational Battle at US Amateur

US Amateur East co-champion Keshav Rao vs. Stephen Hrop in the sixth round Could the graybeards win out in the end? Could they really rebuff the...

Fabiano Caruana Off to 3.5/4 in Gashimov Memorial

US Chess Champion Fabiano Caruana is off to a sizzling start at the Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan (May 25-June 7.) He scored 3.5/4...