Official USCF Press Releases

2005 Press Releases

July 28, 2005: LENDERMAN FINISHES FIRST!!
2005 World Youth Chess Championship Final Scores

July 15, 2005: Magesh Panchanathan Becomes UTD's First 'Home-Grown' Chess Grandmaster

#33, July 14, 2005: John W. Collins - Still Supporting Chess for Kids Even After His Death

July 8, 2005: Update on World Chess Network 1st Internet Scholastic Chess Championship

July 5, 2005: Grandmaster Susan Polgar - World Record Chess Challenge - Aug. 1 & 2

#32, July 1, 2005: "Chess MasterMinds" show aires July 24, 2005

#31, July 1, 2005: CHESS4LESS DENKER MEMORIAL

#30, June 30, 2005: 2005 US AMATEUR CHESS TEAM PLAYOFFS CONCLUDE
The WEST WON

June 26, 2005: Wolfgang Unzicker Celebrates 80th Birthday

Turkish Chess Federation Announces 1st World School Chess Teams Championship - Aug. 20-28, 2005

#29, June 28, 2005: JEFF SIEBRANDT CLAIMED THE
2005 USCF BLIND CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
ON TIEBREAKS

#28, June 21, 2005: KURT SCHNEIDER WINS GREATER PHILADELPHIA JR. INVITATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

#27, June 21, 2005: FERNANDEZ TRAMPLES FIELD IN
U.S. CHESS 2005 JUNIOR INVITATIONAL

#26, June 21, 2005: U.S. CHESS FEDERATION ANNOUNCES TWO MORE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS CROWNED
2005 U.S. Cadet Championship

#25, June 20, 2005: 138 Juniors Converge To Become King on King's Island
2005 U.S. Junior Open Chess Championship

#24, June 20, 2005: U.S. Team Medals at 2005 Pan Am Youth Chess Festival

#23, June 20, 2005: U.S. Students Compete Internationally!
2005 Pan American Youth and 2005 World Youth Chess Championship

#22, June 20, 2005: GM Hikaru Nakamura Named 2005 Samford Chess Fellow

#21, June 20, 2005: Establishment of the Dan Heisman Chess Scholarship Fund

#20, June 13, 2005: GM De Firmian, IM Finegold, GM D. Gurevich and GM Sharavdorj tie for 1st at National Open

May 26, 2005: FIDE Master Fabiano Caruana Wins The First Saturday IM Tournament

May 26, 2005: Super 20th Anniversary ChessFest Announced

#19, May 25, 2005: 2006 U.S. Chess Championship Launch

#18, May 19, 2005: Girls From Around the Country Competed in Second Annual All-Girls National Chess Championships

#17, May 2, 2005: Let's Play Chess Day - May 1 - At NYC's Washtington Square Park Was Successful

#16, April 21, 2005: KEATON KIEWRA LEADS FIELD OF SCHOLAR CHESSPLAYERS

#15, April 20, 2005: Mayor Street's Opening Address Highlights 2005 Greater Philadelphia Chess Championship

#14, April 19, 2005: GM Aleks Wojtkiewicz of Maryland Wins The 2004 ChessCafe.com Grand Prix

April 11, 2005: UTD Gives Chess Scholarships to Students From California, Florida and Georgia From Performance at Supernationals III

#13, April 11, 2005: U.S. CHESS SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT SMASHES RECORD

#12, April 4, 2005: CHESS PLAYS IN NASHVILLE - MUSIC CITY!

#11, March 18, 2005: U.S. Chess Federation Appoints Jerry Nash as Scholastic Director

#10, March 18, 2005: GM Arthur Bisguier Named Dean of American Chess

#9, March 15, 2005: 2005 U.S. Blind Chess Championship
To Be Held At The Hampton Inn in Buckhannon, West Virginia
�Yes. Blind people can play chess!�

#8, February 28, 2005: CHESS PLAYS IN NASHVILLE - MUSIC CITY!

#7, February 23, 2005: 2005 U.S. Amateur Team East, West, South and Midwest Chess Championships Conclude!

#6, February 23, 2005: New Jersey State Chess Federation Breaks Record With 2005 U.S. Amateur Team East

#5, February 16, 2005: 12th World Chess Champion Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov Will Attend The
2005 SuperNationals Chess Championship - April 10, 2005 - at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN

#4, February 16, 2005: TROPHIES PLUS SPONSORS OF 2005 ALL AMERICA CHESS TEAM

#3, January 17, 2005: Chess World Suffers Another Loss...IM Victor Frias Passes - January 15, 2005

January 6, 2005: Nakamura vs Polgar Chess Exhibition in .pdf

#2, January 6, 2005: University of Texas at Dallas Wins 2004 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship - 2nd Year In A Row

#1, January 3, 2005: Arnold Denker, 90, Dean of American Chess and Former US Chess Champion, Dies - Fort Lauderdale - January 2, 2005

2004 Press Releases

December 27, 2004: Kasparov Chess Foundation Presents Second Annual All-Girls National Chess Championships in .pdf

December 17, 2004: NY State Governor George Pataki Honors US Women's Olympiad Chess Team....

#39, December 14, 2004: 1600+ Chess Enthusiasts Compete At Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel & Resort

#38, December 7, 2004: CHESS KIDS + SWANS + DOLPHINS = ?

November 22, 2004: San Diego Hosts 2005 U.S. Chessmaster Chess Championships
64 of the Nation's Best Chess Players Compete for $250,000+ in Cash Prizes
Nov. 24 - Dec. 5, 2004 in .pdf

#37, November 22, 2004: 554 Chess Kids Enjoy Chess and Chocolate At The 2004 National Youth Action Chess Championship - Hershey, PA � Nov. 13-14, 2004

#36, November 22, 2004: USA Chess Kids Fare Well At 2004 World Youth in Greece in .pdf

#35, November 9, 2004: Kids + Chess + Chocolate = 2004 National Youth Action Chess Championship Hershey, PA - Nov. 13-14, 2004

#34, November 2, 2004: 24 READY TO COMPETE AND REPRESENT THE USA IN 2004 WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP November 3-14, 2004 - in GREECE!

#33, November 1, 2004: 2004 US MEN'S OLYMPIAD CHESS TEAM PLACE FOURTH IN SPAIN

#32, November 1, 2004: 2004 US WOMEN'S OLYMPIAD CHESS TEAM MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST-EVER MEDAL

#31, October 29, 2004: USA Women's Team Win Silver Medal in 36th Chess Olympiad
USA Men's Team Places 4th

October 26, 2004: Sat. Nov. 6, 2004 - 1st Annual National Law School Chess Championship

October 18, 2004: Vladimir Kramnik Retains Title of World Chess Champion

#30, October 7, 2004: U.S. Men's Team Joins the U.S. Women's Team To Aim for Medal At 36th World Chess Olympiad,
October 14-31, 2004 Calvia, Spain

#29, October 7, 2004: U.S. Women�s Team Aims for Medal At 36th World Chess Olympiad,
October 14-31, 2004 Calvia, Spain

September 29, 2004: Commissioner Podziba and Commissioner Benepe Announce the
4th Annual Chess-in-the-Parks Rapid Open
in Central Park October 2, 2004

September 29, 2004: New York Governor Pataki Welcomes Chess Legend Susan Polgar

#28, September 28, 2004: IM Ronald Burnett Qualified for US Chess Championships

September 23, 2004: INTERNATIONAL CHESS MASTER MICHAEL J. VALVO PASSES

September 20, 2004: ChessBase.com Article on Clash of the Titansin .pdf

#26, September 20, 2004: Clash of the Titans - Battle of Two World Champions
Ended In A Dramatic Tiein .pdf

#25, September 15, 2004: World Youth Championship Sets Record For U.S. Players!

September 10, 2004: AF4C, USCF and ICC announce online �Champion of Champions� event

September 10, 2004: The America's Foundation for Chess Announces The 2005 US Championship Wild Card Selections

#24, Sept. 10, 2004: Cindy Tsai Captures Gold Medal - Dmitry Schneider Takes Bronze Medal
2004 Pan American Juniors/Girls Championship

August 25, 2004: Be Someone, Inc. Founder, Orrin Hudson, Scores a Home Run With the Atlanta Braves For Using Chess as a Teaching Tool......

August 24, 2004: AF4C 2004 Chess Challenge - Sept. 19, 2004 in .pdf

August 24, 2004: "Clash Of The Titans"
Battle of Two World Chess Champions

#23, August 23, 2004: The 2004 U.S. Class Chess Championships Drew 173 Chess Players - 20+ States Represented

#22, August 17, 2004: Seven-way Tie at the 105th US Chess 2004 U.S. Open

#21, August 4, 2004: FM Lev Milman Wins 2004 USA Junior (Closed) Invitational Chess Championship

#20, August 4, 2004: Daniel Ludwig Wins 2004 USA Cadet (Closed) Invitational Chess Championship

#19, August 3, 2004: US Chess Federations 105th US OPEN To Be Held August 7-15, 2004
Former World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov Will Be Inducted Into World Chess Hall of Fame August 13th

July 22, 2004: Extreme Chess presents National Chess Extravangazain .pdf

#18, July 15, 2004: USA Team Qualifies for Olympiad XIII Final Round - Correspondence Chess

#17, June 21, 2004: Five 2004 National Open Chess Co-Champions�

June 3, 2004: Brain versus Beauty - Clash of the Titans Battle of Two World Chess Champions

May 18, 2004: Searching For The Future Chess Queen At The First Annual All-Girls National Chess Championships in .pdf

#16, May 12, 2004: Fabiano Caruana of Brooklyn, New York Achieves Title of
2004 USCF National Junior High Chess (K-9) Champion

May 7, 2004: Kasparov Chess Foundation
- National All Girls Chess Championship-May 15-16, 2004

April 27, 2004: 2004 Panamerican Juniors/Girls Championshipin .pdf

April 27, 2004: 2004 World Chess Championshipin .pdf

#15, April 23, 2004: USCF Appoints New CFO

#14, April 22, 2004: Frank P. Samford, Jr. Chess Fellowship
RUSUDAN GOLETIANI WINS 2004 SAMFORD CHESS FELLOWSHIP

April 19, 2004: French-American Women's Chess Championship To Be Held In New York Cityin .pdf

#13, April 19, 2004: 1278 Chess Enthusiasts Compete In 2004 National High School Championship
Dallas, Texas - April 16-18, 2004

#12, April 15, 2004: U.S. Chess Trust Awards $5,000 in College Scholarships
Seven Scholar Chess Player Winners Announced

#11, April 12, 2004: 1500+ CHESS ENTHUSIASTS EXPECTED TO HAVE SHOWDOWN IN DALLAS,TEXAS
APRIL 16-18, 2004

#10, April 6, 2004: UMBC WINS FINAL FOUR

#9, April 5, 2004: US CHESS NATIONAL ELEMENTARY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW 1900+ TO PITTSBURGH

#8, March 31, 2004: US CHESS NATIONAL ELEMENTARY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP EXPECTED TODRAW 2400+ PLAYERS TO PITTSBURGH, PA - April 2-4, 2004

#7, March 18, 2004: ChessCafe.com Sponsors 2004 Grand Prix

March 18, 2004: Dates Set For 2004 U.S. Chess Championships

March 3, 2004: ChessCafe Selected to Run USCF Book & Equipment Sales

February 23, 2004: 2004 AmericInn Lodging National Youth Chess Championship Resultsin .pdf

#6, February 20, 2004: 2004 U.S. Amateur Team Championships-Fun Time Was Had By All!

February 12, 2004: Kasparov Chess Foundation Present First Annual All-Girls National Chess Championships

#5, February 4, 2004: Executive Board Schedules Special Election

#4, February 3, 2004: University of Texas at Dallas Awards Scholarship To The Winner of the 2004 National High School Chess Championship

#3, January 24, 2004: Baiba Mednis, Grandmaster Edmar Mednis' Widow Dies

#2, January 22, 2004: US Chess Federation (USCF) Executive Board Appoints Bill Goichberg As Executive Director

#1, January 9, 2004: University of Texas, Dallas A-Team Wins 2003 Pan Am Intercollegiate Chess Championship

2003 Releases

December 17: America's Foundation For Chess Finds Co-Sponsor For 2004 US Chess Championships

#42, December 15: 2032 Young Chess Enthusiasts Compete In Rosemont, Illinois

#41, December 9: 2004 Majestic Chess All America Team Members Announced

#40, December 5: USCF National K12/Collegiate Championship Coming To Rosemont, Illinois

November 25 Update & November 24 PR: Kansas Future Anatoly Karpov's Second Visit

#39, November 17: 2003 National Youth Action Chess Championship Breaks Record!

#38, November 17: US Chess Federation Announces the 2004 Majestic Chess All America Team

#37, November 5: Man vs Machine:1st World Chess Championship In Virtual Reality

#36, November 5: US CHESS FEDERATION SEEKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

#35, November 5: 2003 World Youth Chess Championship Concludes With Two US Players Achieving FIDE Title Norms

#4, November 1: Official 2003 World Youth Chess Championship Press Release

#34, October 27: USCF Recognizes 2003 World Youth Participants Representing the U.S.

#3, October 26: Official 2003 World Youth Chess Championship Press Release

#2, October 25: Official 2003 World Youth Chess Championship Press Release

#1, October 24: Official 2003 World Youth Chess Championship Press Release

#33, October 24: USCF To Provide A Weekly Electronic Newsletter

#32, October 14: New Chess Life Editor To Hold Meeting

September 22: X3D Technologies presents Garry Kasparov vs. X3D Fritz

#31, September 22: US Chess Federation Executive Board Votes To Outsource B&E

September 18: Sept. 18th update from Kings and Queens Beijing Chess Challenge

September 17: Sept. 17th update from Kings and Queens Beijing Chess Challenge

September 16: Sept. 16th update from Kings and Queens Beijing Chess Challenge

#30, September 6: Volunteer Comings & Goings

#29, September 5: World Youth Chess Championships 2003

#28, September 5: USA Dominates 2003 Continental Championships-By National Master Sunil Weeramantry

#27, August 20: U.S. Chess Federation Reorganizes National Office

#26, August 20: Thirteen year-old Alex Lenderman scored IM norm in Hungary

#25, August 16: GM Shabalov won the 2003 US Open Championship!

#24, August 11: Truong and Nolan Appointed to USCF Management

#23, August 1: Ho and Melikadamina Become Cadet Co-Champions

#22, August 1: Akobian Wins Junior Closed

#21, July 18: Marinello, Hanke, and Schultz Elected to Executive Board

#20, July 17: United States Chess Federation Announces Relocation

#19, June 30: Nation�s Top Chess Players Will Converge on Los Angeles

#18, June 30: World Chess Hall of Fame Will Host Two National Chess Championships

#17, June 23: Bercys and Bartell Win U.S. Junior Open

#16, June 18: Caruana Wins Gold at Pan-American

#15, June 16: Wojtkiewicz Wins Edmondson Cup

#14, June 3: Schneider Wins Gold

#13, May 12: National Elementary Chess Championship Sets Attendance Record

#12, April 28: New York Schools Dominate Junior High School Chess Championship

#11, March 24: Three Tie for 2003 National High School Chess Championship

#10, April 1: Winners Announced For Scholar Chessplayer Scholarships

#9, March 19: Four-Time Women's World Champion Susan Polgar Leads the US Women's Olympiad Team in 2004

#8, February 24: X3D Technologies Donates To The U.S. Chess Trust

#7, February 8: Kasparov Ties Championship Match with Deep Junior

#6, February 7: Hikaru Nakamura Breaks Bobby Fischer�s Record: Becomes Youngest American Grandmaster

#5, January 28: WINNING ON HOME TURF: John Donaldson wins GM Norm in American Tournament

#4, January 28: TWO NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP: Shabalov, Hahn Win in Seattle

#3, January 23: About the United States Chess Federation

#2, January 23: The History Of Computer Chess

#1, January 23: MAN VS. MACHINE: World�s Strongest Chess Champion Garry Kasparov takes on World Computer Chess Champion Deep Junior in Chess Match