The games Salem plays: Local youths compete in chess tournamentBy Lisa GuerrieroThu Mar 19, 2009, 08:41 PM EDT Salem – Check this story on Friday to watch a video of the youth chess tournament. You can also read about...
Big success at the NC Scholastic Championship
The North Carolina State Scholastic Chess Championship featured more than 500 players March 6-8 — the largest turnout in the event’s 37-year history. The tournament, held at the Blake Hotel in Charlotte, had 7 sections – plus, a Friday...
Checkmate in Queen City
Chess players seek checkmate in Queen CityJulie RoseSunday March 8, 2009WFAE.org – Charlotte, NC, USA Rooks and pawns made their move on the Queen City over the weekend when 500 young players competed in the North Carolina Scholastic Chess...
Strategic moves in the classrooms
Student work out strategic movesMarch 4, 2009 – 6:46 PMAMANDA HICKEYJacksonville Daily News – Jacksonville, NC, USA Aubrey Caires, a fifth grade student at Sand Ridge Elementary School, wasn’t worried about whether or not her score counted, as long...
Students match wits in NC
Students match wits at chess tournament• published January 25, 2009 12:15 amAsheville Citizen-Times – NC, USA ASHEVILLE – The WNC Chess Team Challenge Tournament was held recently at Veritas Christian Academy. The games were open to students in grades...
Young Chad
What’s next for ChadThird grader is current N.C. K-3 state chess championLindsay Lancaster Published: Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 5:18 p.m.Last Modified: Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 5:18 p.m. Chad Moody, 8, furrows his brow. You can almost see...
Wheeless to represent North Carolina
Amerlia Wheeless to represent North Carolina Amelia Wheeless, 18, of Charlotte will represent North Carolina at the GM Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls chess tournament July 27-Aug. 1 at Texas Tech University. Wheeless earned the right to play...
Simpson and Chumachenko win NC Invitational
Photo of (l-r) FM Andrey Chumachenko and FM Ron Simpson FM Ron Simpson of Raleigh and FM Andrey Chumachenko of Matthews ruled the field at the 2008 North Carolina Invitational April 26-27 at UNC Charlotte. Both players defeated the...
North Carolina supports chess
North Carolina is one of the few states that holds an annual invitational for its top players. Each year, six active players are invited to square off in a weekend round robin. The highest-rated players in the state, who...
Battle of the borders
South Carolina Champion Timur Aliyev won the four game match against Chris Mabe, North Carolina’s reigning chess champion. The first two games of the match were played in Charlotte April 5-6, with each player winning a game. The final...