13-year-old Darwin Yang has secured his first IM norm in the Spring SPICE Cup at Texas Tech University! Darwin started out with 3/4 but lost two games in a row to GM Julio Becerra and IM Dean Ippolito. Just when it looked like things were rolling downhill, Darwin rebounded in ... Read More

There are still spots left in Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk 50-board simultaneous exhibition at the Burt Lerner National Elementary Championships (Atlanta, GA, May 7-9). The Kosteniuk simul begins at 9 AM EST on Friday, May 7th and the Entry Fee is $40. You can sign up at the USCF store ... Read More

Over 150 enthusiastic young chess players came to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Northbrook the weekend of February 27-28 to play in the Greater Chicago Scholastic Chess Championships. The kids and their families came from Chicago, the suburbs and all over Illinois, neighboring Wisconsin and Indiana, and even as far ... Read More