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By Jennifer Shahade
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April 16, 2008 |
 GM Gregory Kaidanov won the Gausdal Classics in Norway with 7/9, a full point ahead of the 10-played round robin field, which included U.S. Women's Champion Irina Krush.
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By Lawrence Cohen
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April 16, 2008 |
 Kayin Barclay and IM Mesegn Amanov tied for first in the 70-player, 50 Grand Prix point tournament to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Park Forest Chess Club. This should be good prep for Kayin, who plays the High School Nationals this weekend.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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April 15, 2008 |
 In the Spring Viking Deluxe held last weekend at the Dean of Chess Academy in Branchburg, New Jersey, IMs Bryan Smith, Justin Sarkar and Dean Ippolito tied for first.
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By FM Mike Klein
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April 15, 2008 |
 Last weekend, Timur Aliyev of South Carolina prevailed 2.5-1.5 over Chris Mabe of North Carolina. FM Mike Klein reflects on the games, traditional Carolina rivalries and interviews the players.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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April 13, 2008 |
 In the State tournament of champions, held on World Chess Live on April 12 and 19-20, David Vigorito and Vinay Bhat won the Eastern and Western divisions. Ray Robson and Enrico Sevillano also advance to the semi-finals.
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By M.Klein/J.Shahade
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April 13, 2008 |
 In the U.S. Amateur Team Playoffs (April 12), the Foreclosure Doctors of the South prevailed, led by sparkling play by first board FM Bruci Lopez.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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April 11, 2008 |
 Jennifer Shahade blogs on her game against FM Elliot Liu in the San
Diego edition of Burning Boards, upcoming events, Americans abroad and
the U.S. Chess League Game of the Year bubble.
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April 10, 2008 |
 On Saturday, April 12, the four Amateur championship teams will face-off in a 2-round Internet Chess Club knockout for bragging rights and the 2008 Amateur Team title.
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By Larry Evans
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April 10, 2008 |
 In a follow-up article, GM Larry Evans concludes that 61 Memorable Games was a hoax and that Bobby Fischer nor any "Helgi" had anything to do with the phony manuscript.
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By Tom Braunlich
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April 8, 2008 |
 The Wildcards for the Frank Berry U.S. Championship are FM Michael Langer, Sergey Galant and IM Josh Friedel. In the women's section, Chouchanik Airapetian and Courtney Jamison were chosen.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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April 8, 2008 |
 In the ICC Dos Hermanas knockout style blitz tournament (April 5-6), Jorge Sammour-Hasbun, who also won the 2007 edition, struck again to top 16 GMs.
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By Elizabeth Vicary
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April 8, 2008 |
 In CLO's Junior High Nationals wrap-up by Elizabeth Vicary, read about last round drama and check out a big photo gallery provided by Shaun Smith and Monroi.
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By J.Shahade/M.Atkins
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April 7, 2008 |
 At the Final Four of College Chess, The University of Texas at Dallas defeated University of Maryland Baltimore County in their Sunday morning clash, clinching yet another title for the Texas powerhouse.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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April 6, 2008 |
 With one round to go in the Junior High Nationals,the field is open in the K-9 and K-8 Championship sections.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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April 6, 2008 |
 The Final Four has begun in Baltimore (April 5-6), but the action will come down to the final round on Sunday, when powerhouses UTD and UMBC face off.
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By Jennifer Shahade
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April 5, 2008 |
 Midway through the Junior High Nationals, perfect scores abound, with
most favorites still on 3-0. Check out game highlights, a note from Scholastic director Jerry Nash and a youtube video.
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