Back to the Bay: Josh Friedel on the Northern California International
GM Josh Friedel returned from Wisconsin to the Bay Area for the 2012 Northern California Invitational, held at the NorCal House of Chess. Articles includes annotations by tourney winner GM Shankland and WGM Abrahamyan.
Chess at the Rock of Gibraltar Reaches New Heights
Macauley Peterson reports on the Gibraltar Chess Congress, the strongest Open tournament in the World where Hou Yifan had a breakthrough, while US Women's Champ Anna Zatonskih finished strong.
Deepak Aaron Gives Charity Simul
Saturday, January 28th at Middletown High School, chess candidate master Deepak Aaron took on all comers in Middletown’s third annual simultaneous chess exhibition.
Sharma v. Shahade; Shankland v. Hess; Blitz v. Bullet!
IM David Pruess of chess.com announces a series of online "Death-Matches." On 26 February, Greg Shahade and Arun Sharma of the USCL will face off while Shankland and Hess play on March 31.
Jennifer on X Chess II and Hou Power
Jennifer Shahade unveils the second episode of the Xtreme Chess Championships (aka X Chess), which features a double header "Battle of the Sexes". She also comments on Hou Yifan's amazing performance in Gibraltar.
Chess Palace Wins Club Team Championship
ChessPalace edged La Palma, San Diego, and Hemet Chess Club in this year's edition of the Club Match Championship.
Marshall Invitational Underway
The Marshall Chess Club is hosting a 10 player RR IM norm tournament from Feb. 3-13. Participants include GMs Nick De Firmian & Mikhail Kekelidze and norm-hunters such as Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, Alec Getz and Matthew Herman.
Rex Sinquefield Inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
On Sunday, January 29th, Rex Sinquefield was among 15 inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield was also recognized for her help in developing the Merit Badge for Chess.
Best of CLO '11: #1- Choosing to Break 2200 by Matan Prilletensky
The #1 article in Best of CLO 2011 is Choosing to Break 2200 by Matan Prilletensky. Judges praised Matan's rigorous approach to becoming a chess master and his lucid descriptions of his thought process.
2012 All-America Chess Team Announced
The United States Chess Federation (USCF) is pleased to announce the 2012 All-America Team sponsored by Trophies Plus. Team members were announced at the 2011 National K-12 held this past November in Dallas, Texas.
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