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Highlights from the 2019 U.S. Amateur Team East Chess Tournament

August 16, 2019 by Eric

The 2019 edition of the U.S. Amateur Team East chess tournament took place February 16-18 in Parsippany, NJ. Over 300 teams competed for the bragging rights that come with being USATE champions. SIG was able to field a competitive team this year, “Masters of the Exchange,” with team members Stas,...

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World Chess Championship 2016 Through the Eyes of a Chess Fan

February 6, 2017 by Bill

The position seen below is from the last tiebreak game of the 2016 World Chess Championship match in New York City. The defending World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, holding White, simply had to find a draw to retain his title against the Challenger Sergey Karjakin. Instead, he sealed the victory with...