The Short and the Long of the U.S. Champs
Organizer Tom Braunlich wraps-up the U.S. Championship, contrasting Yury's short and sweet round 9 finish with Anna's grueling path to her second U.S. Women's title.
Fantasy Chess Finishes
Ilan Meerovich won 2008 Fantasy Chess, taking the grand prize of a Monroi PCM and a signed board. Michael Langer was on 4 of the top 5 teams. Langer's own team also scored higher than any other U.S. Champ participant.
Anna Zatonskih U.S. Women's Champ!
After a grueling and thrilling playoff match in which Zatonskih and Krush traded wins, an Armaggedon match was set to decide the 2008 U.S. Women's Champion. Anna Zatonskih prevailed to earn her second U.S. Women's title.
Yury Shulman U.S. Champion!
Yury Shulman clinched his first U.S. Championship title with 7 points! Check out videos and thoughts from Yury. Josh Friedel, who drew Yury in the final round, earned his final GM norm.
Chicago Chess Summer Begins Friday
Chicago Chess will be blazing this summer, and it starts early, with the Chicago Open (May 23-27). The G/30 and G/60 Nationals are also set for June 28-29 at the Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore, which offers a special year-round ...
Highlights from I.S. 318 in Pittsburgh
I.S. 318 of Brooklyn won the K-6 Championship section in the Pittsburgh Elementary Nationals. Elizabeth Vicary talks about the weekend's highlights and provides game excerpts and photos from the happy winners.
Orrin Hudson on CBS
Orrin Hudson, founder of Be Someone, was recently featured on CBS news. Watch Orrin play his students and talk about what chess can do for young people.
Questions Surround Kamsky Match
Macauley Peterson investigates the upcoming Kamsky-Topalov match. He talks to Kamsky manager Chernenko. Also included is a video interview with Silvio Danailov, who is skeptical that a match will occur in Ukraine.
Jen on ChessFest and Queens vs. Rooks
Jennifer blogs on 9Queens' ChessFest in Tucson, why it's hard to find two rooks prevailing against a queen and the U.S. Chess League Game of the Year.
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