Svidler Wins and Nakamura Takes Bronze in Norway

At the Aker Challenge in Norway, Svidler won his final match against Carlsen while Nakamura won the bronze medal match against Lie. Read full story for a tactics quiz from the event.

The January Check is in the Mail

Alex Dunne's first "The Check is in the Mail" of 2009 features Gilmore Hoefdraad, 2005 Electronic Knights Champion. Also profiled is Joan DuBois, who just marked her 40th year at the USCF.

Jen on U.S. Chess League Game of the Year

CLO editor Jen Shahade wishes readers a happy new year and counts down her rankings for the top twenty U.S. Chess League games of the year.

Yermolinsky Wins Eastern Open

GM Alexander Yermolinsky won clear first at the Eastern Open (Dec.26-30, D.C) with 6.5 out of 8. Close behind in 2nd-4th were GM Sergey Kudrin and young Florida stars IM Ray Robson and Daniel Ludwig.

USCF Receives Two Generous Bequests

On behalf of the USCF, Bill Hall provides details of and thanks Philip C. LeCornu and Herbert W. Gustafson for generous bequests of $350,000 and $47,681.32, respectively. 

UTD B and UMBC Tie; UTD Takes Trophy

University of Texas at Dallas's "B" team tied for first with the University of Baltimore County in the 2008 Pan-American Championships (Dec. 27-30, Dallas, Texas). Stanford and University of Texas at Brownsville round out the final four teams.&...

Kacheishvili Takes Vegas

GM Georgi Kacheishvili took clear first in the North American Open in Las Vegas, with a penultimate win over GM Varuzhan Akobian and a final score of 6/7.

Problem Potpourri

Gary Kevin Ware's holiday Problem Potpourri includes favorites that didn't quite make it into his 64-problem-tour. Also read about Gary's Gems, which marks the revival of the ladder on chessproblem.net.

2009 U.S. Champs Set for Saint Louis

The 2009 U.S. Championship will be held in Saint Louis, Missouri at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Read the official PR and look for full details on uschess.org in the coming months.

 

Welcome!

USCF members and guests may now take part in the historic Earth vs. Space chess match.  Click on the link at the top of the right column for match updates.

thumb_kamskycb.jpg And we are working hard to support our highest-rated star - Brooklyn GM Gata Kamsky - as he prepares for his third attempt to become World Champion.  He's reached the Final Four, and he's previously won matches against two of the three remaining players - each of whom has worn the crown already.  Read more about his exciting opportunity, and find out how you may be able to join us in helping Gata bring the title home to the US again!
 
 

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