Last year, 9 year old Christopher Yoo became the youngest master in US history. Here is the history of his meteoric rise: In November 2013, Christopher Yoo played his 1st tournament (BAC) and earned rating of 144. At the...
White Rook 2017 in Dagomys
Russian Chess Federation has the honour to invite young and ambitious players from all over the world to take part in the final stage of prestigious chess competition among secondary school teams Belaya Ladya, also known as White Rook,...
Learning critical skills while having fun!
Check out chess: Learn right moves for fun challenge Updated February 15, 2017 2:48 AM By William Case Kidsday Reporter Chess is a game that takes patience and a solid understanding of rules. You must be patient while learning...
1st Annual North American All-Girls Championships (SPF / BAC event) begin!
1st annual North American All-Girls Championships in Santa Clara, CA (Susan Polgar Foundation, Bay Area Chess & Webster University, etc.). My dream is to be able to have an annual all-girls championship with over 1,000 players. Already talking with...
11 yr old Indian phenom Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is 6/6 at World Cadets Championship
Under 12 Open – Rank after Round 6 (top 10) Full standings: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr238137.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 1 IM Praggnanandhaa R IND 2442 6,0 0,0 21,0 22,5 3 6,0 2 6 Hong...
International Conference Chess Education in Schools
Chess Academy of Armenia and Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia, cooperating with FIDE, Armenian Chess Federation, and Armenian State Pedagogical University are organizing an International Conference, entitled “Theoretical and Practical Issues of Chess Education in Schools”. The Conference...
Book Review: Learn Chess The Right Way (Book 1 of 5)
Review of “Learn Chess The Right Way Book 1” by Susan Polgar by Chris Wainscott https://smile.amazon.com/Learn-Chess-Right-Way-Checkmates Over the past few years I have seen and reviewed quite a number of books for beginners. One thing that I’ve noticed is...
Historic achievement for young chess players in Franklin County, MS
By Randy Youngblood Franklin County Advocate Riley Middleton, a third grade student at Franklin Lower Elementary, rode with his mother. They followed a big yellow school bus from late afternoon well into the star-filled east Mississippi night of Friday, April...
White Rook 2016
Dear Chess Friends, Russian Chess Federation has the honour to invite young and ambitious players from all over the world to take part in the final stage of prestigious chess competition among secondary school teams White Rook, which will...
Photos from SPF National Open for Girls & Boys in San Mateo, CA
Over 300 photos from 2016 SPF National Open for Girls and Boys: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/SPFNO2016InSanMateoCA