I am often asked by parents and coaches at various chess tournaments about chess etiquette, especially at tournaments. Here are some of the things parents and coaches should know: • Once the game has started, you may not interrupt, interfere, or talk to your player. // • You may ... Read More

... Read More

The 2009 US Chess Championship was held, this year for the first time, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the brand new St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, which is located at 4657 Maryland Avenue, just east of the intersection of ... Read More

###pgn### 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6 12. d6 Nd5 13. Qd3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qf6 15. Bb2 Rd8 16. Rd1 Qe6 17. f4 Qxa2 18. ... Read More

Use the red arrows to scroll through the game.  Leave a comment - predict a winner. Twitter Profiles rutgerblom vs. chesscoach ###pgn### 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. d3 Be7 7. Bf4 a6 8. a3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Ba2 0-0 11. d4 c4 12. ... Read More