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One Move at a Time, Fred and Bonnie Waitzkin

One Move at a Time, July 2022: Fred and Bonnie Waitzkin

For the July edition of One Move at a Time, US Chess Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas sits down with Fred and Bonnie Waitzkin to…
Brian Yang, US Chess

Brian Yang Hired as FIDE Events Manager

As of July 22, Brian Yang will be the new FIDE Events Manager for US Chess. Brian is a FIDE International Arbiter (awarded in 2018) and a US Chess...
GM Larry Christiansen, 2022 U.S. Senior Championship. Photo: Fuller/SLCC

The Storm before the Calm: Round 5 at the Juniors and Senior

If you expected Monday's fifth round to be fighting, thanks to the promise of a rest day on Tuesday, you would have been right. The players in the...
GM Rameshbabu “Pragg” Praggnanandhaa playing a simul at St. Johns in New York City. Photo: Jay Kleinman

Pragg Plays the People in NYC

Transformation was in the air near St. John’s Carnesecca Arena in New York City over the Fourth of July weekend as the swooshes and thumps of...
WFM Sophie Morris-Suzuki

“When the Boards Become Blades” — Round 4 at the Senior and Juniors

No prisoners were taken in the fourth round of the 2022 U.S. Senior, Junior, and Girls’ Junior Championships, with 12 (out of 15!) decisive games...
Abhi Mishra

The Agony of Chess: Round 3 at the Senior and Juniors

The 2022 Girls Junior Championship was where the most dramatic action was on Saturday, including some spectacular games that came down to the wire.… Read More »
Pedro Espinosa in round 2 of the 2022 U.S. Junior Championship. Photo: Bryan Adams/SLCC

The Fight Begins: Day Two of the U.S. Senior and Junior Championships

In the second day of the 2022 U.S. Junior and Senior Championships in St. Louis, the competitors began jostling for position. Clear leaders formed in…
2022 Senior and Juniors playing hall

A Fun Round One at the 2022 U.S. Senior and Juniors

Many chess events that we once took for granted have either disappeared or morphed in these last few years. But one certainty remains: a trio of...
Manasota Chess Club players get focused to face Tel Mond, Israel.

Manasota Chess Center Builds Bonds with Israeli Sister City Club Match

Long gone are the days of playing trans-continental chess matches by telegram -- you don’t even need to get a plane ticket anymore. On May 28, the...
just the Rules by Tim Just

Just the Rules: Wouldn't It Be Nice If...

Here is my list of inspirations of what yours truly would like to see at tournaments.

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