More than 900 players joined the winter holiday fun in the 2022 North American Open held in the Horseshoe Hotel of Las Vegas, Nevada, from December 26-30. Polar vortex-induced weather conditions throughout much of the nation before the tournament li…
A record $2 million prize pot will be on offer in the 2023 season of the Champions Chess Tour. The new season kicks off February 3 with the Airthings Masters, the first of six star-studded tournaments before an eight-player final event in December. The…
Sara Khadem talks from Spain after tournament decision some saw as sign of her support for protests back homeThe routine played out each time Iran’s Sara Khadem travelled abroad for chess tournaments – between contemplating openings and sizing up her o…
The 37th edition of the Reykjavik Open will be held from March 29th until April 4th, 2023 in Harpa, the 28.000 sq. m. concert and conference hall in downtown Reykjavik. The tournament has been the flagship of Icelandic chess for many years and one of t…
The Qatar Masters will be back on the calendar in 2023 after a break of eight years. With a $110,000 prize fund, it will likely be one of the strongest open tournaments of the year, especially as Magnus Carlsen himself has confirmed his participation.
Who do you picture when you think of a Tournament Director (TD)? For many of us, it’s a Santa Claus-esque figure distributing nuggets of wisdom while shuffling his hand-written pairing cards. And it’s great we can learn from Mr. Claus’s wisdom. But Nat…
By National Master Evan Rabin We have now completed the first two tournaments of the 4th Annual Premier Chess Grand Prix (2022-2023). As a reminder, at the end of the year we will be giving Amazon gift cards to the top 3 finishers of the Grand Prix, which has this scoring system: -3 points for 1st …
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Shohreh Bayat had not been planning to take a stand, but sometimes it happens anyway. She was working as the Chief Arbiter for the 2020 Women’s World Championship held in China when the President of the Chess Federation from her native Iran sent a mess…
Growing up as a teenager in North Carolina in the 2000s, it never occurred to me that I could play FIDE rated chess. Sure, I occasionally received postcards advertising tournaments where the top two sections were FIDE-rated. But as a class B player, th…
US Chess is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Herbert B. Jacklyn Program for chess players between the ages of 18 and 21. The 2022 winners and their hometowns are:
Katherine Grace Eisenman, from St. Louis, Mo., attending Carnegie-Mellon…
A stout defender and master of the exchange sacrifice Tigran Petrosian was known as a player who was incredibly difficult to defeat.
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US Chess is pleased to announce that Danielle Little has been hired as our Program Coordinator supporting the Women’s and At-Risk…
Of all traditional chess tournaments that still take place, the Chess Congress in Hastings has the longest tradition. This year, it sees its 96th edition. To celebrate the event, James Bacon, the mayor of Hastings, opened the tournament in his official…
Of all traditional chess tournaments that still take place, the Chess Congress in Hastings has the longest tradition. This year, it sees its 96th edition. To celebrate the event, James Bacon, the mayor of Hastings, opened the tournament in his official…
By National Master Evan Rabin Happy New Years, everyone! For accountability sakes, I decided to be public with my three chess-related New Year’s Resolutions for 2023: 1) 10 Puzzles/Day As you likely know, we post puzzles on our Facebook page every morning. Every day in the new year, …
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The Rilton Cup in Stockholm celebrates its 50th anniversary. The tournament is now one of the top international tournaments through which players can qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. After five rounds, 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster Raja Rit…
