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By Jennifer Shahade
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May 15, 2008 |
 After three rounds of the Frank Berry U.S. Championships, GMs Kudrin, Becerra, Onischuk, Kaidanov and Shulman lead with 2.5/3. In the women's, Anna Zatonskih and Irina Krush lead with perfect 3s.
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By Elizabeth Vicary
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May 15, 2008 |
 Elizabeth Vicary interviews Courtney Jamison, wildcard in the U.S. Women's Championship, about how she prepares, friends, role models and the ups and downs of being a woman in chess.
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By Betsy Dynako
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May 15, 2008 |
 Betsy Dynako reports on the Elementary Nationals last weekend in Pittsburgh. Besides a big photo gallery, enjoy stories on a special Mother's Day present and some parenting and coaching don'ts.
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By Arun Sharma
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May 15, 2008 |
 Arun Sharma updates the Fantasy standings. John Stokes won the daily prize, Chimi is one of four top keys to success, and Nick Folino leads the overall contest.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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May 14, 2008 |
 After two rounds of the Frank Berry U.S. Championship, there are just two undefeated players, Gregory Kaidanov and Sergey Kudrin. The women's saw 5 decisive games today: Krush, Zatonskih and Chimi are 2-0.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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May 14, 2008 |
 With just two games to go and 1500$ at stake, U.S. Chess League commissioner Greg Shahade explains why he thinks Martinez-Zilberstein, the third place finisher in the USCL Game of the Year competition should have won by a landslide.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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May 14, 2008 |
 The University of Texas at Dallas squad arrived in China for a match against Nankai University. GM Alejandro Ramirez is both holding down board 1 against Wang Yue and blogging, although his blog can't be accessed from inside China!
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By Arun Sharma
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May 14, 2008 |
 Chouchanik Airapetian is the top "key to success" in the
fantasy competition; she is on the roster of 7 of the top ten teams. The daily book prize goes to Lawrence Rostoker. Read full report by Arun Sharma.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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May 13, 2008 |
 Besides the board two shocker, the first round of the Frank Berry U.S. Championship featured few upsets. Some notable games included a hard-fought board 1 draw between Kraai and Onischuk and wins by Zatonskih and Krush in the women's.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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May 13, 2008 |
 Defending U.S. Champion Alexander Shabalov began the 2008 Frank Berry U.S. Championship with a shockingly short loss to Alexander Yermolinsky when Shabalov blundered on move 18.
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By Tom Braunlich
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May 13, 2008 |
 34 players arrived in Tulsa for the Frank Berry U.S. Championships (May 13-21). First seed Alexander Onischuk chose White, so odd-numbered seeds will play White. Tom Braunlich reports on this and other news.
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By Mark Schein
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May 12, 2008 |
 In
the second installment of his blog from the Elementary Nationals in
Pittsburgh, chess dad Mark Schein covers
self-doubt, reactions to his first blog and the need for psychologists
in tournament halls.
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By J.Shahade/A.Sharma
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May 12, 2008 |
 Check out the 25+ books on prise as daily prizes for the 2008 fantasy chess competition. The Frank Berry U.S. Championship begins tomorrow at 3:30 EST so this is your last chance to enter a team!
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By Mark Schein
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May 10, 2008 |
 Mark Schein offers a parent's perspective of the action at the Elementary Nationals in Pittsburgh. Also check out Betsy Dynako's shots of blitz and bug champs.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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May 9, 2008 |
 Vishy Anand won the annual Chess Oscar competition, while American World Championship candidate Gata Kamsky placed an impressive third.
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By Tom Braunlich
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May 8, 2008 |
Pairings for round 1 of the Frank Berry U.S. Championship feature a board one face-off between GMs Onischuk and Kraai. Colors
will be announced at the player's meeting on the evening of May 12.
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