By CLO
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July 30, 2013 |
A large American delegation participated in the Quebec Invitational in Montreal. GM Lazaro Bruzon won with 7 out of 9 while Aleksander Ostrovskiy earned an IM norm.
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By Randy Hough
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July 30, 2013 |
GM Timur Gareev & FM John Bryant tied for first at the Pacific Coast Open in Agoura Hills, which featured a mix of traditions and innovations. Full story by Randy Hough with games and details.
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By Melinda J. Matthews
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July 28, 2013 |
Melinda J. Matthews writes about arriving in Madison as the Denker tournament of high school champions, Barber K-8, National Girls Invitational and US Open kick off.
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By GM Ian Rogers
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July 26, 2013 |
GM Ian Rogers covers the World Youth Olympiad in Chongqing, China where the US fields two teams. USA 2, led by Michael Bodek is in joint third with three rounds to go. See games & photos.
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By CLO
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July 26, 2013 |
The fun begins in Madison this weekend as the Denker, Barber, Girls & US Open kick off. Check out the story in the Wisconsin State Journal, featuring 10-year-old Awonder Liang, 13-year-old Anupama Rajendra & EB Board Member Mike Nietman.
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By Michael Regan
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July 25, 2013 |
Justus Williams (NY) and Michael Brown (CA) scored 4.5/7 at the Cadet Champs to share first while Justus won the playoff for the 4-year scholarship to UMBC. Find games and details.
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By IM Jeremy Silman
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July 23, 2013 |
Self-confessed app addict IM Jeremy Silman writes in-depth reviews of chess applications for the iPod, iPad & iPod from chess clocks, engines to opening and endgame trainers.
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By Michael Regan
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July 22, 2013 |
After four rounds of the 2013 US Cadet Championship, Varun Krishnan is
3-1 and in 1st place. James Black is half a point back. Watch the final three games live at http://uscadet.mdchess.com.
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By Beatriz Marinello & Nathan Resika.
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July 21, 2013 |
The US Senior Open ended in a 4-way tie for 1st place between GM Alexander
Ivanov (Champion on tie-breaks), GM Sergey Kudrin, IM James Rizzitano & FM Nathan Resika. Find games & photos.
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By Tom Brownscombe
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July 21, 2013 |
Tom Brownscombe writes about the Mind Sports Festival held earlier this month at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, in which chess wsa played alongside Go, Scrabble, mahjong and Magic the Gathering.
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By Ankit Gupta
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July 19, 2013 |
Los Angeles city councilman Paul Krekorian introduced a resolution on behalf of World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand during Anand's recent visit to Southern California in July 2013, where he was the guest of honor at a Metropolitan Chess camp.
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By Stuart Chagrin & Dr. Marcus Fenner
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July 19, 2013 |
The Chinese Chess Federation invited the United States five men and five women to compete in a China - USA match from July 18-28 in Ningbo, China. US team members include GMs Robson, Shankland, Kaidanov while Tatev Abrahamyan leads the women's squad.
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By Michael Regan
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July 17, 2013 |
Participants at the 2013 US Cadet Champs (July 20-23, Rockville MD) include Josh Colas, Justus Williams, David Hua, Varun Krishnan, Michael Brown, James Black & Christopher Wu.
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By Dr. Alexey Root
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July 17, 2013 |
Computer Chess, a highly acclaimed feature film focused on the battle between human and artificial intelligence premieres this week. Dr. Alexey Root interviews producer Alex Lipschultz & chess consultant Peter Kappler.
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By Carol Nakagawa
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July 16, 2013 |
The 1st Schein-Friedman Camp, held in Glendale featured 14 talented young champs and instructors IM Armen Ambartsoumian, US Chess School founder Greg Shahade & FM Aviv Friedman.
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By Alex Dunne
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July 15, 2013 |
Alex Dunne's July column focuses on German arbiter & player Lothar Schmid (1928-2013), including an annotated game from the 1956 World Correspondence Championship, in which Schmid was runner-up.
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