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The legendary internet commentator Agadmator , whose YouTube channel attracts more than 875,000 subscribers, nominated your humble pawn for...

The first FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities proved a success with the participation of nearly 400 players on 60 teams repr...

This will be a short update. A longer article will follow. Once again Team USA defied pre-tournament seedings to defeat a higher rated oppon...

The late soccer great Diego Maradona also promoted the royal game. One day after falling against Chile, the Americans crossed the Andes to d...

Michael Aigner (left) playing blitz against the late GM Walter Browne. The two match winning streak by Team USA abruptly ended this morning ...

North Macedonia is the southern part of the former Yugoslavia. After the dramatic conclusion of Monday's round, the American victory aga...

The magician himself! Please meet Griffin McConnell. Credit: Turkish Chess Federation Nobody knows exactly what happened. It was a miracle !...

Filipino board 1 FM Sander Severino After a successful debut against Russia, Team USA crashed back to Earth, losing four fighting games to o...

Team USA meeting on Zoom. What a roller coaster! The first round of the Online Olympiad saw a bit of everything for Team USA : aggressive o...

The first FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities kicked off this morning with a brief Opening Ceremony streamed live on YouTube....

Pranav and Griffin battle at the 2018 World Junior for Players with Disabilities. Credit: Dora L. Martinez This article does not introduce t...

In response to the cancellation of over-the-board chess events around the globe due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Chess Federa...

Let the Sacramento Pawns club help fulfill your craving for competitive chess during this era of social distancing. Join one of our we...

The US Chess Federation  partners with two leading online chess sites to offer weekly rated quick (G/11-G/29) and blitz (G/5-G/10) tour...

The participants joined an international Zoom meeting. (credit: FIDE) The 1st FIDE Online Cup for Players with Disabilities  on May 21s...

Kirk Ghazarian (credit: David Llada at 2019 Bay Area International ) How well do you really know fpawn? Chess blogger and longtime men...

Participants at 2019 World Junior Chess Championship for Players with Disabilitie s in New Jersey. The cancellation of chess tournamen...

Future Grandmasters Daniel Naroditsky and Steven Zierk at 2008 CalChess Scholastic Championships GM Daniel Naroditsky 2738 - becam...

Steven Zierk at age 12. Grandmaster Steven Zierk won the first eight rounds en route to victory in the Fpawn Birthday Blitz Bash o...