Beatriz Marinello:  It has been an amazing summer for you! Congratulations on winning the US Junior Invitational for the second time and earning a Grandmaster norm at the World Open in Philadelphia. You are only 1...

Brooklyn Castle – The Film Brooklyn Castle – The Film is a documentary that follows five chess team members from I.S. 318 for one year, and documents their challenges and triumphs both on and off the chessboa...

Photos Courtesy of the WWCC Official Website  In Conversation with GM Humpy Koneru by Beatriz Marinello The 2011 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship Match between the current World Champion GM Hou Yifan of China and he...

The following interview was prepared by U.S. Chess Trust Trustee, FIDE Vice President and Former US Chess Federation President, WIM Beatriz Marinello.  We thank GM Boris Gulko for the opportunity to interview him. WIM Be...

“I don’t know when I was hooked, or why for that matter. Maybe it was for the reason Botvinnik gave: Some people like to think and chess is the best way to satisfy the urge.” – GM Andy Soltis Jim ...

Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk: Woman World Champion, Mother and Wife…Aspiring Fashion Model and a Role Model for our chess community. Women’s World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk lives part of the year in Miami, US...