Brief Calendar

    OCTOBER

  • Friday Ladder:
    Oct 4, 11, 18, 25
  • Blitz: Oct 4
  • Action+: Oct 19
  • DCCL: Oct 18
  • Quads: (none)

  • NOVEMBER

  • Friday Ladder:
    Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
  • Blitz: Nov 1
  • DCCL: Nov 22
  • Action+: Nov 23
  • Quads: (none)


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Club Newswire

NEWSWIRE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED

Our newswire covers club news and local tournaments as well as any particularly unique or interesting chess articles, videos and other items from around the web. We leave coverage of most other national and international events to TWIC, Chessbase and others, though we do cover really big events.

April 1, 2019

March Wrap-Up; By ACC President

The ACC Action Plus tournament had yet another great turnout of 50 competitors with ... Here.

April 1, 2019

US Chess Championships 2019

The US Chess Championships took place 20th March to 2nd April 2019. Players included ... Here.

March 31, 2019

US Championship: Jennifer Yu Wins With A Round To Spare

The astounding run of Jennifer Yu continued on Saturday, when she took down the one other ... Here.

March 31, 2019

Nakamura Wins 5th U.S. Championship

When the top four players all think a round is "must-win" then that's a good sign for the man who actually ... Here.

March 28, 2019

Women's Candidates set for June in Kazan

FIDE has announced in a press release the exact dates and the final field for the Women's Candidates Tournament ... Here.

March 27, 2019

Kramnik: Life before and after retirement

The announcement came as a shock to the chess world: former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, one of the all-time ... Here.

March 25, 2019

Why Is This Chess Gambit So Weird?

As I grew up, I learned about possible gambits in chess. All of them had something in common. When you play a gambit ... Here.

March 24, 2019

Find the winning move

Here's another opportunity to sharpen your tactical skills: twelve positions taken from recent ... Here.

March 23, 2019

A trip to Saudi Arabia

The 1st Hail Rapid Chess Tournament for men and women took place from the 15th to the 18th of March in ... Here.

March 22, 2019

US Champs: So's Endgame Squeeze

In the second round of the US Championships, Wesley So showed flashes of brilliance against ... Here.

March 22, 2019

In Fischer's footsteps

Would you dare to play 30.Rxf7 in the diagram position? The 11th world champion did, a good omen — but ... Here.

March 21, 2019

Carlsen and Giri campaign for racial equality

"Breaking a rule in chess to change behavior in life." World Champion Magnus Carlsen and GM Anish Giri team up ... Here.

March 18, 2019

India: Young talents and preteen GMs

In January our editor emeritus Frederic Friedel took a trip to India, to visit our partners at ChessBase India ... Here.

March 18, 2019

A Valentine’s ode to chess

He beat two legends — Capablanca and Alekhine in succession on their way to the world championship ... Here.

March 18, 2019

2019 National High School Championshipn

The 2019 National High School Championship was a record-breaker, both officially and unofficially ... Here.

March 18, 2019

Do You Believe Your Lying Eyes?

In his famous comedy routine, Richard Pryor tells a story about being caught cheating with another ... Here.

March 17, 2019

"Chess is the second biggest sport in Venezuela"

Venezuela is going through a devastating economic crisis, with hyperinflation, hunger, disease, massive ... Here.

March 16, 2019

This 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Will Make You Smile

In a homeless shelter in Manhattan, an 8-year-old boy is walking to his room, carrying an awkward load in ... Here.

March 15, 2019

Chess24 and Play Magnus join forces

Today we’re proud to announce that chess24 has merged with Play Magnus, the Norwegian company behind a ... Here.

March 14, 2019

Deadly French Defense?

Last year, I wrote about the French Defense. I am bringing this up because this new article is all about the ... Here.

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