RSS 2.0 syndication http://www.uschess.org Wed, 22 May 2013 23:10:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.uschess.org/images/M_images/uscf_logo.gif http://www.uschess.org RSS 2.0 syndication http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12215/709/ Our #1 rated player Hikaru Nakamura and the reigning US Champ, Gata Kamsky are playing in the FIDE Grand Prix in Greece. Round one brought good and bad news for American fans. Chess Life Online 2013 - May Wed, 22 May 2013 13:47:26 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12214/709/ CLO editor Jen Shahade talks about some highlights of her trip to Saint Louis for the US Chess Champs, including the Ramirez-Kamsky final, visiting the ICA school and commentary with GMs Ashley and Seirawan (content/view/12210/343/). Chess Life Online 2013 - May Wed, 22 May 2013 13:33:00 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12213/709/ This month's check is in the mail by Alex Dunne features an annotated game by Kenneth Holroyd, our newest International Correspondence Chess Master. Chess Life Online 2013 - May Wed, 22 May 2013 13:28:35 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12209/709/ Hikaru Nakamura, the #1 rated player in the US, had a fine performance at Norway Chess, tying for second with Carlsen, a half point behind tournament winner Karjakin. Chess Life Online 2013 - May Mon, 20 May 2013 11:43:59 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12207/709/ The Western Pacific Open was recently hosted by Metropolitan Chess in Los Angeles from April 26-28. IM Justin Sarkar won the Open section. Next up is the 27th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational. Chess Life Online 2013 - May Thu, 16 May 2013 19:20:01 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12206/709/ GM Ian Rogers writes about the dreams that created Norway Chess 2013 and the extremes of our #1 rated player GM Hikaru Nakamura there so far. Chess Life Online 2013 - May Thu, 16 May 2013 18:24:25 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12205/709/ Carl Boor and Eric Rosen topped the Chicago Chess Center UNAM Invitational. See key games and find out more about the CCC, which aims to create a metropolitan chess center in Chicago. Chess Life Online 2013 - May Thu, 16 May 2013 17:48:24 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12203/709/ The 2013 U.S. Championship went extra innings today in a gripping tiebreak final. After splitting a pair of rapid games, GM Gata Kamsky won $30,000 and his fourth title in an Armageddon game against GM Alejandro Ramirez, who was seeking his first title. Chess Life Online 2013 - May Mon, 13 May 2013 17:30:13 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12204/709/ IM Irina Krush defended her U.S. Women’s Championship title today. Her draw with WGM Camilla Baginskaite made her score 8/9 and put the tournament out of reach for IM Anna Zatonskih Chess Life Online 2013 - May Sun, 12 May 2013 17:35:09 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12198/709/ Round 8 of the 2013 U.S. Championship saw Kamsky draw to stay one-half point ahead of the field, while Krush snatched a pawn and squashed compensation to maintain a one-point lead in the US Women's. Chess Life Online 2013 - May Sun, 12 May 2013 00:58:21 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12197/709/ In round 8 (Saturday, May 11) of the US Champs, front-runner Kamsky faces #2 seed Gareev while Onischuk and Ramirez play on board two. In the women's Krush leads by a point, and faces Abrahamyan. Chess Life Online 2013 - May Sat, 11 May 2013 00:38:34 +0100 http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12196/709/ The 2013 North American Youth will be in Toronto, Canada from August 15-18. (http://chess-math.org/toronto/naycc/info.php) The highest rated US player who registers with the organizers by the July 15th deadline will be considered the official player for that age and gender category. Chess Life Online 2013 - May Fri, 10 May 2013 23:45:58 +0100