Bryan Smith Wins in Philly
At the National Chess Congress, IM Bryan Smith won clear first ahead of six GMs. Daniel Ludwig almost broke 2500 while Arthur Shen and Karsten McVay also had stellar results in the Under 2200. Check out games and photos.
Becerra and Kraai Prevail in Texas
GMs Julio Becerra and Jesse Kraai prevailed in the University of Texas at Dallas norm tournaments held over Thanksgiving weekend. WIM Alexey Root's report includes thoughts from Ramirez, Zorigt and Becerra on favorite wins.
The December Check is in the Mail
Alex Dunne's December column includes details on John Menke's win in the 2004 Electronic Knights and his yearly collection of miniature games.
Julio Becerra Wins Turkey Bowl
As major Thanksgiving weekend events kick off, it's worth recapping last weekend's 30 Grand Prix point event named after the star of Thursday night's dinner.
Hilton Blogs from Dresden, Part II
Jonathan Hilton's blog explains why his experience at the International Youth Camp in Dresden is one of the things he's grateful for this Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving in Space
It's been all work and no play for the ISS and Shuttle crews, but Thanksgiving is as much a holiday in space as in the U.S.
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U.S. Teams Celebrate Bronze Medals
FM Mike Klein reports from the awards ceremony, where the American teams celebrated bronze medals all around, as well as two individual board medals for Anna Zatonskih and Rusudan Goletiani.
USCF Statement on Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar, a member of the USCF's Executive Board, has recently made misleading public statements regarding the Kamsky-Topalov match and USCF's open letters to FIDE...
2009 U.S. Champs Set for Saint Louis
The 2009 U.S. Championship will be held in Saint Louis, Missouri at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Read the official PR and look for full details on uschess.org in the coming months.
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