Official USCF Press Releases - Archive

As of August 1, 2006 New Press Area

2006 Press Releases

#42, July 26, 2006: U.S. Chess Open House Draws Over 100

July 24, 2006: American Chess University Hosts FIDE Trainers Seminars at 2006 U.S. Open Chess Championship - Oak Brook, IL - August 11-12, 2006

#41, July 24, 2006: Over 200 Converge On Dallas, Texas for the 2006 U.S. Junior Open Chess Championship

#40, July 24, 2006: Ten Youngsters Compete in Dallas For U.S. Junior Invitational Chess Championship

#39, July 24, 2006: Last Minute Heroics By Arnold Earns The Coveted 2006 U.S. Cadet Chess Championship Title

#38, July 19, 2006: New U.S. Chess Headquarters - Grand Opening

#37, July 18, 2006: Ursula Foster Memorial Chess Scholarships

#36, July 18, 2006: 2006 Women's World Chess Cup - July 7-8, 2006 - Susan Polgar captured the Women's World Chess Cup for the US

#35, July 14, 2006: Talented Youngers Meet In Dallas for the 2006 U.S. Cadet Chess Championship

#34, July 14, 2006: Ten Players Vie For Title of 2006 U.S. Junior Chess Champion

June 24, 2006:Siebrandt Wins Fifth Blind U.S. Champion Title

June 23, 2006: NYC Sports Commissioner Podziba Announces the Mayor's Cup Chess Invitational Tournament

#33, June 23, 2006: Changes in USCF Representation to FIDE

#32, June 23, 2006: Players Qualify for the 2006 Pan American Youth Festival

#31, June 21, 2006 (updated July 21, 2006): Updated Players List for the 2006 World Youth Chess Championship

#30, June 19, 2006: National Open 2006 - Five Tie For First!

#29, June 5, 2006: U.S. Men’s Olympic Team wins bronze medals!

#28, May 31, 2006: 2006 Amateur Chess Championships Conclude

#27, May 26, 2006: Vishnuvardhan Chirukandath Champion of 2006 National G/60 Chess Championship

#26, May 25, 2006: USCF consolidates all operations to Crossville headquarters

#25, May 17, 2006: Former Chess Life Editor Burton Hochberg Dies

#24, May 16, 2006: 1962 Elementary Chess Competitors Battled in Denver For National Titles

#23, May 8, 2006: Siebrandt Will Defend His Title of 2005 U.S. Blind Chess Champion At 2006 U.S. Blind Chess Championship

#22, May 5, 2006: Veterans' Chess Outreach has great growth, but needs added funding

#21, May 4, 2006: American Chess Players Go For Olympiad Gold

May 4, 2006: CHILDREN AND CHESS - A Guide for Educators by Alexey W. Root

#20, May 4, 2006: 2000+ Young Chess Competitors Expected To Converge On Denver - May 12-14, 2006

May 3, 2006: New York Times: Wolfgang Unzicker, German Chess Master, Dies at 80

#19, May 3, 2006: U.S. Chess Seeks Senior Art Director

#18, April 28, 2006: Players Qualify for the 2006 World Youth Chess Championship

#17, April 26, 2006: Oleg Zaikov Takes 1st - Scholar-Chessplayer Outstanding Achievement Awards

#16, April 26, 2006: 1423 Chess Enthusiasts Battled In Milwaukee

#15, April 14, 2006: 2006 National High School Chess Championship Attracts Celebrity - "Chess Guy" from "Beauty and the Geek" - April 22, 2006 - Milwaukee

#14, April 14, 2006: 1500+ Chess Enthusiasts Expected in Milwaukee - April 21-23, 2006

April 13, 2006: Chess is fast track to brainier Kids - David MacNulty's trip to Cape Town

#13, April 12, 2006: 1123 Young Chess Enthusiasts in Louisville for National Junior High Championship

April 6, 2006: Galt House To Host US Chess Federation Jr. High School Championship
Event Expects To Draw 1,500 - 1,600 Competitors to Louisville

April 3, 2006: UMBC Edges Rival U.T. Dallas In Final Four of College Chess

#12, April 3, 2006: 2006 Amateur Chess Team East - My G-8 Predecessors Prevails in Cyberspace!

March 31, 2006: Record Attendance at Florida State Scholastic Chess Championship!

#11, March 28, 2006: Amateur Chess Team Playoff will take place in Cyberspace! - April 2, 2006

March 22, 2006: Girls From Around the Country Competed in Third Annual All-Girls National Chess Championships

#10, March 20, 2006: Daniel Ludwig is the 2006 U.S. Masters Chess Champion

March 20, 2006: UTD to Renew Heated Rivalry With UMBC in Sixth Final Four of Chess - April 1-2, 2006 Final Four Program booklet

March 12, 2006: Onischuk and Zatonskih 2006 US Champions - San Diego, CA   News, Final Results, Photos, etc.
2006 U.S. Championships crosstable

#9, March 10, 2006: Chess in Education Workshop - August 7-8, 2006 - Oakbrook, IL

#8, March 7, 2006: Calling All Chess Masters...2006 U.S. Masters Championship - March 11-12, 17-19 or March 13-19, 2006 - Henderson, NC

#7, March 6, 2006: Chess Grandmaster Jaan Ehlvest Wins 2006 ChessCafe.com Grand Prix

#6, March 2, 2006: 260 Attendance at 2006 U.S. Junior Chess Congress - Breaks Record!

February 23, 2006: Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) To Sponsor US Men's and Women's Olympiad Chess Teams

#5, February 22, 2006: Chess Team Caltech Wins 2006 US Amateur Team West Chess Championship

#4, February 22, 2006: Shivaji, Langreck, Dean and Kistler Win 2006 US Amateur Team Midwest Chess Championship

#3, February 22, 2006: Excalibur Electronics Excels Everyone at 2006 US Amateur Team South Chess Championship

#2, February 22, 2006: My G8 Predecessors Wins 2006 US Amateur Team East Chess Championship

February 14, 2006: Recently concluded, First Annual Susan Polgar National Open Championship for Girls under 21 - Aiming to change the future of women's chess in America

February 10, 2006: Student Chess Players Show Up In Droves at the Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championships

#1, February 9, 2006: Chess Life introduces offspring with a slant for Younger players

February 8, 2006: American Chess University Hosts FIDE Trainers Seminar - April 8-9, 2006
In conjunction with National Junior High Championship

February 6, 2006: Garry Kasparov To Take On 40 Board Simultaneous Exhibition at Third Annual All-Girls National Chess Championships - March 17th

February 3, 2006: Historic Gorbachev Chess Set to be Auctioned - Feb. 3-12, 2006

February 2, 2006: Karpov School of Chess to Continue Operation

January 31, 2006: Dlugy and Lenderman Get AF4C Wildcards

January 6, 2006: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Wins 2005 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship

2005 Press Releases

#55, December 27, 2005: Daniel Lucas Named Publications Director/Chess Life Editor

#54, December 23, 2005: U.S. Chess Federation Announces Three 2006 National Scholastic Chess Championsips For Spring!

December 19, 2005: Panchanathan Does It Again - Pulls Major Upset And Wins UTD's 4th International Chess Tourney

December 9, 2005: Miami Dade College To Host Hemisphere's Top Chess Masters At Prestigious Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Tournament - Wolfson Campus - Dec. 27-30, 2005

#53, December 9, 2005: Trophies Plus Sponsors The 2006 All America Chess Team

December 7, 2005: IM Andrei Florean Takes Online U.S. Championship Qualifying Spot

#52, December 6, 2005: 1575 Chess Enthusiasts Take Houston By Storm!

#51, November 28, 2005: 1800+ Chess Youngsters Go Country!

#50, November 22, 2005: 2006 National Youth Action Concludes - 428 Chess Enthusiasts Participated

#49, November 21, 2005: Chess World Mourns Loss of Grandmaster Igor Ivanov

November 18, 2005: U.S. - Russia Scholastic Chess Match - March 25 - April 1, 2006 - early deadline approaching

#48, November 15, 2005: 500+ Chess Enthusiasts Expected In Atlanta, Georgia This Weekend!

November 8, 2005: A&E Chess Movie with Ted Danson, "Knights of the South Bronx" aires Tuesday, Dec. 6 8pm ET

November 8, 2005: First Annual Susan Polgar National Open Chess Championship for Girls - Jan. 27-29, 2006

November 2, 2005: Official PR: Gorbachev Visit in Lindsborg, KS Oct. 29-30, 2005 - Chess for Peace

October 31, 2005: November 5, 2005, 6pm at The Marshall Chess Club - Gallery of Distinguished Chess Journalists...

October 28, 2005: Wall Street Journal Editor Joins Gorbachev in Lindsborg, KS this weekend

October 18, 2005: Kasparov Chess Foundation - Third Annual All-Girls National Chess Championships - March 2006

October 14, 2005: 2005 Armed Forces Open concludes

October 5, 2005, from The New York Times: Chess, the Game of Royalty, Is Now the Game of Grade Schoolers, Too

October 4, 2005: Russian-American Chess Summit in Lindsborg

September 28, 2005: October 1, 2005 - Siberian Chess Team Visits Lindsborg, Kansas

September 28, 2005: Execs of Russian and U.S. Chess Federation To Meet in Lindsborg, Kansas - September 30, 2005

September 21, 2005: Ray Charles on Smithsonian's Mind    Photo of display case for Ray Charles favorite items

#47, September 15, 2005: Lindsborg Hosts Kansas Scholastic Chess Championships

#46, September 14, 2005: Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky Dominated The Master Section
of the 2005 CalChess State Chess Championship

September 13, 2005: KATRINA ATTACKS – U. S. CHESS RESPONDS!
(Outreach program launched to aid U.S. Chess members
affected by Hurricane Katrina)

September 13, 2005: Grandmaster Gata Leads Way at America's Oldest Chess Tournament

#45, September 8, 2005: 59th Tennessee Open Chess Tournament Concludes

September 7, 2005: Chess on WCBS-TV New York - Sept. 7 at noon

September 2, 2005: Susan Polgar Foundation - Raising Money To Help Our Friends and Colleagues - Victims of Hurricane Katrina

September 2, 2005: Will Smith Will Play The Part of AF4C Board Member Salome Thomas-EL in the forthcoming Disney film based on his book, I Choose To Stay

August 30, 2005: CHESS FOR PEACE - Former Kansas Senator Nancy Kassebaum Heads Chess for Peace Initiative - October 29, 2005 - Lindsborg, KS

August 30, 2005: Schedule of events for October 29, 2005 - Gorbachev visit to Lindsborg, KS

#44, August 29, 2005: Movses Movsisyan of Norman, OK Wins Master Section of
2005 U.S. Class Championships

#43, August 29, 2005: Chess Master Ben Finegold Awaits Grandmaster Status

#42, August 23, 2005: 2005 U.S. CLASS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP COMES TO CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI
Aug. 26-28
Don't Feel Outclassed - Play In Your Class!

#41, August 19, 2005: 91 CHESS PLAYERS ATTEND THE HOLLY HEISMAN MEMORIAL FUNDRAISER CHESS TOURNAMENT

#40, August 16, 2005: Exciting Finish At The 2005 U.S. Open Chess Championship!

#39, August 16, 2005: A Three-Way Romp Through The Desert - GM Denker Tournament of High School Chess Champions

#38, August 16, 2005: Record Set For Second Year Chess Tournament For Girls

#37, August 4, 2005: Chess Titles and Scholarships on the Line

#36, August 4, 2005: Several Chess Celebrities Will Gather At The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa For Awards Luncheon - August 13 - noon

#35, August 4, 2005: The 106th U.S. OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.....

August 3, 2005: America's #1 Ranked Female Chess Player Sets Four New World Records At The Gardens Mall

#34, 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

June 19, 2005: Chess Grandmaster Walter Browne Wins U.S. 2005 Senior Open
David E. Vigorito Wins U.S. 2005 Under 50 Chess Championship

#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 2005 SUPERNATIONALS SMASHES RECORD

#12, April 4, 2005: 2005 SUPERNATIONALS - 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