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The US Chess Center is an American non-profit organization that teaches at-risk youth in the Washington, D.C., area how to play chess. The center runs chess tournaments and brings in high level chess players to speak to students. The Center is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, [1] and its president is David Mehler, an attorney. [2]
The 1963 Open at Chicago had 266 entries, making it the largest chess tournament held in the United States to that time. The tourney was slightly smaller at Boston in 1964, with a field of 229. The 1983 Open at Pasadena was the largest ever, at 836 official entries; it also featured the participation of Viktor Korchnoi , who had played in the ...
He has taken part in two (2) editions of the PRO Chess League: 2018 edition where he played for the Dallas Destiny where he scored 16.5 points in 24 games with 14 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses (68.8% winning rate). Among his notable wins in the tournament is a victory against GM Anton Smirnov of Australia who played for the Australia Kangaroos ...
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]
America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C) is a nonprofit chess foundation based in Bellevue, Washington, United States, a suburb of Seattle. [1] It was founded in June 2000 by Scott Oki and Laurie Oki as the Seattle Chess Foundation. [2] [3] Entrepreneur Erik Anderson and grandmaster Yasser Seirawan are also credited as founders of America's ...
World Chess Champion Quits Competition After Refusing to Change Out of Jeans, Tells International Chess Federation 'F--- You' Bailey Richards December 29, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Megan Lee is a chess Woman International Master. [1] She won the Washington State Championship in 2020 [2] and 2022, and the 2019 U.S. Women's Open.Previously, Lee won the 2013 North American Youth U18 Girls Championship and the 2009 Kasparov All-Girls Nationals Championship.
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.