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Nelson Bond organized and helped form the Roanoke Valley Chess Club from several informal chess clubs and groups in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1947. Tracy G. Callis, Jr. (1968–2009) was a well liked member, and after his death his family supported an annual chess tournament by the Roanoke Valley Chess Club in his memory.
Tournament participation grew through the 1950s and 1960s. Milwaukee 1953 had 181 entrants, setting a new record for the tournament. Cleveland 1957 had 184 players, and San Francisco 1961 set another attendance record with 198 players. The 1963 Open at Chicago had 266 entries, making it the largest chess tournament held in the United States to ...
The Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship is the foremost intercollegiate team chess championship in the Americas.Hosted in part by the United States Chess Federation, the Pan-Am Intercollegiate is open to any team comprising four players and up to two alternates from the same post-secondary school (university, college, community college) in North America, Central America, South ...
The US Chess Championship is an invitational tournament organized by the United States Chess Federation to determine the country's chess champion. [1] It is the oldest national chess tournament. [2] The event originated as a challenge match in 1845, but the champion has been decided by tournament play under the auspices of the USCF since 1936. [2]
[4] Liang was a member of the DMV Chess Club [5] and the Arlington Chess Club [6] in Virginia and became a National Master of U.S. Chess Federation at age 11. Between 2017 and 2018, he was coached by GM Rashad Babaev and GM Akshayraj Kore in Virginia. In June 2018 he came in second place in the Chesskid Online National Invitational Championship.
Vivan Mulay, 9, was named co-champion of the John D. Rockefeller Chess tournament, and will compete for a world title in Italy this November.
The USCF Grand Prix is a set of chess tournaments for prize money rated by the United States Chess Federation. In general, a tournament must have at least $300 in guaranteed prizes to award "Grand Prix" points. [1] USCF chess grand prix tournament. At the end of the year, prizes are awarded to players with the most points.
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