Photos Courtesy of the WWCC Official Website In Conversation with GM Humpy Koneru by Beatriz Marinello The 2011 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship Match between the current World Champion GM Hou Yifan of China and her challenger, GM Koneru Humpy … Read More
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In Conversation with GM Humpy Koneru by Beatriz Marinello
Photos Courtesy of the WWCC Official Website In Conversation with GM Humpy Koneru by… READ MORE
4th Annual Schein - Friedman Awards: The winners are...
Congratulations Awonder Liang, Ruifeng Li and Sarah Chiang! The U.S. Chess Trust… READ MORE
Question of the Month: Have You Changed Openings in the Past? If Yes, Why?
The first book I studied seriously featured a number of Nimzo-Indians and French defenses.… READ MORE
2012 Samford Fellowship Call for Entries - Deadline January 15, 2012
The U.S. Chess Trust is a proud supporter of the Samford Fellowship Award. This year,… READ MORE
2011 U.S. Chess Trust Annual Letter
2011 U.S. Chess Trust Annual Letter Dear Chess Supporter: We need your help to continue… READ MORE
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The U.S. Chess Trust helps support the following Chess Programs & Events: (Click… READ MORE
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UT Dallas Repeats Win at Pan American Intercollegiate Championship!
Congratulations to UT Dallas! This year the Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, held in Fort Worth, Texas, was co-hosted by UT Dallas and the Dallas Chess Club with sponsorship from the USCF. Twenty-eight college teams participated. … Read More
4th Annual Schein – Friedman Awards: The winners are…
Congratulations Awonder Liang, Ruifeng Li and Sarah Chiang! The U.S. Chess Trust is a proud supporter of the Schein-Friedman Scholastic Recognition Project Our scholarships and programs are supported by charitable donations and the Trust does not … Read More
Chess Hightlights
2011 World Chess Hall of Fame Inductee: World’s First Women’s Chess Champion Vera Menchik
New! 2011 World Chess Hall of Fame Inductee (1906-1944) World – Inducted 2011 The world’s first women’s chess champion, Vera Menchik was born in Russia in 1906, learned chess at age 9, and moved to England as a teenager in 1921. Over the course … Read More
2011 U.S. Chess Hall of Fame Inductees: GM Boris Gulko and GM Andrew (Andy) Soltis
New! 2011 U.S. Chess Hall of Fame Inductees (1947-Present) United States – Inducted 2011 Though a skilled chess player, Andy Soltis made his true mark on the chess world as an author. Born in Hazleton, Penn., he became an international master in … Read More
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In Chess, Does Practice Make Perfect?
Deliberate Practice: Necessary But Not Sufficient PRESS RELEASE October 21, 2011 For Immediate Release Contact: Divya Menon Association for Psychological Science 202.293.9300 dmenon@psychologicalscience.org Source Link: www.psychologicalscience.org Psychological … Read More
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