Nakamura seeks third U.S. Championship Title in St. Louis
The fields are set for both the 2012 U.S. Championship and 2012 U.S. Women's Championship, scheduled to be held simultaneously May 7 through May 20 in St. Louis.
“Forking with Tebow’s Knights” Avoids Mate to Win USATE
GM Hess's team "Forking with Tebow's Knights" earned top honors at the record-setting World Amateur Team in NJ. See Hess's clutch win over WGM Goletiani, top board prizes and a game by GM Benjamin in Al Lawrence's report.
60 Minutes on Magnus Carlsen [VIDEO]
Yesterday, 60 Minutes aired a piece on World #1 Magnus Carlsen. Catch the full piece and web extras and supplemental materials, including interviews with Frederic Friedel of chessbase and GM Danny King.
Results in at US Amateur Team South
The 2012 US Amateur Team South saw the largest turnout in recent history, with 40 teams and over 160 players. Coming out on top with was YO DOY CLASE, led by FM Eric Rodriguez. Check out standings-full story coming soon.
Metropolitan Chess Hosts IM norm Tourney
Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an International Master norm round robin tournament from February 22nd to 26th of 2012. Participants include the young Kayden Troff and CLO contributor Kostya Kavutskiy.
GM Kekelidze Dominates Marshall Invitational, Salakhutdinov Earns IM Norm
GM Mikeil Kekelidze from Georgia scored an incredible 8 out of 9 to win the Marshall Chess Club Invitational. 49-year-old Columbia University professor Ildar Salakhutdinov earned an IM norm.
Joan Dubois & Judy Misner Celebrate 40+ Years with USCF
Valentine’s Day was a nostalgic occasion at USCF headquarters. A celebration of the two longest term USCF employees – Joan Dubois with 42 years of service and Judy Misner with 41 years of service took place on February 14.
Two Americans Shine at First Saturday
American players Erik Kislik and Alexander Battey are both doing well in First Saturday tournament series in Budapest, Hungary. Battey earned his third IM norm in the recent, February edition while Kislik, who already has three norms, surpassed the 2400 FIDE ...
Dr. Kirshner's Legacy to Northern California
On Sunday, February 5, while many people watched the Super Bowl, 540 young people between the ages of 4 and 13 turned out to play chess in the CalNorth Youth Chess Age Level Champs, founded and organized by Dr. Alan Kirshner four years ...
The February Check is in the Mail
Alex Dunne's February 2012 "The Check is in the Mail" features a game by 2007 Electronic Knights champion James Sawaski and an obituary of Louis B. Owen.
Greg on Chess: Opening Books
In another controversial article, IM Greg Shahade explains why he doesn't find most opening books useful. He also provides ideas on how opening books could be structured better for amateur players.
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