Four Grandmasters tied for first at the Bill Wright Saint Louis Open, held at the Saint Louis Chess Club from April 12-14. Kostya Kavutskiy reports.

Plan a tournament or an event of any kind to promote chess on National Chess Day on Saturday, October 12, 2013 and receive complimentary TLA and free rating fees.

The 2013 Sean Reader Master-Junior Simul with its strongest field ever, was sponsored by Sean’s Fund, in honor of Sean Reader who died of leukemia in 2006 after leading his school team to a tie for 2nd at SuperNationals III.

Representatives William “Lacy” Clay (D-MO) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) and Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced resolutions in the U.S. House and Senate today recognizing Saint Louis as the Nation’s Chess…

Melinda Matthews writes about the SuperNationals V, covering some of the big winners, highlights from her stint as a chess parent and Nashville seminars.

A ceremony on May 2, 2013 in Saint Louis will induct three into the World Chess Hall of Fame including GM Nona Gaprindashvili
and two into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame, including GM Gregory Kaidanov.

WGM Anjelina Belakovskaia, a participant in the upcoming 2013 US Women’s Chess Championship hosted an all-girls tournament, the 1st Annual Chess Science Festival in Tucson.

The non-profit organization, Progress With Chess hosted a chess tournament for over 550 students from the Cleveland Municipal Schools Chess Program at the Cleveland Public Library.

The U.S. Chess Federation and Chess
Educators are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2013 U.S. Senior
Open from May 28-June 2.

Grandmaster, author and long-time New York Times chess columnist Robert Byrne died on April 12, 2013 at 84 years old.