More Than 330 K – 12 Students Across The Country Competed — And All Are Winners. New York, NY, April 16, 2014 — Kasparov Chess Foundation held its 2014 All Girls Scholastic Championships this past weekend at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Northbrook, IL, and scored a checkmate in terms of attendance with more than […]

At 13, the Southbridge resident is one step away from the game’s highest rating.  Read all about him in the March 30th Boston Globe, here.

Greater Chicago and Greater Mid-Atlantic to Follow Nearly 1,000 K – 12 Students Across Greater New York Competed, And All Are Winners. New York, NY, Jan. 18, 2014 — Kasparov Chess Foundation held its 2014 Greater New York Scholastic Championships this past Sunday and scored a checkmate in terms of attendance with nearly 1,000 students […]

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WHEN:        Sun., Jan. 12, 2014 at the New York Marriott Hotel At Brooklyn Bridge New York, NY, Jan. 7, 2014 –The Kasparov Chess Foundation is hosting and sponsoring the 2014 Greater New York Scholastic Team and Individual Chess Championships. America’s longest-running, rated scholastic chess tournament will take place on Sun., Jan. 12th at Brooklyn’s New […]

SUMMARY: Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov of Russia held an event today in Tallinn, Estonia, to announce his candidacy for the presidency of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and to introduce the other members of his ticket. A Kasparov press conference is scheduled for October 9 in Tallinn, more details forthcoming at kasparov2014.com.

World Champion Garry Kasparov and his wife Dasha just completed a trip across seven African nations to meet with chess and education officials as well as chess players and children. It was part of the Kasparov Chess Foundation’s drive to bring chess into education around the world by gathering public and private sponsors and organizations […]

Check out the final standings from the 2013 All Girls National Scholastic Chess Championships from our sponsor, Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation. See results here.

Chicago – When Anupama Rajendra won first place in the All-Girls Nationals last year at age 11, she made history by becoming the youngest girl ever to win the tournament. This past weekend, Anupama, now 12, made history at the All-Girls again by winning first place in the tournament’s newly-added Under 20 Section. The victory […]

Chicago – The 10th annual All-Girls Nationals opened in Chicago with mayor Rahm Emanuel in attendance. A record-breaking 282 girls battle for victory in seven sections. See photos by Betsy Dynako below, follow pairings and standings on the Renaissance Knights homepage, and look for a full report after the tournament. Former World Champ and human […]