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Future Grandmasters Train with a Legend: Garry Kasparov Leads Young Stars in Exclusive NYC Session

Shaping the Future of Chess: Kasparov Mentors America’s Brightest Young Talents at Exclusive NYC Training Session In mid-December, some of the most promising young chess talents in the United States gathered in the heart of New York City for a rare and prestigious opportunity — an intensive training session with World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov. […]

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Boston Globe Features KCF’s Young Stars – Team USA Student, Sam Sevian, Youngest Grand Master

The Boston Globe’s Dec. 24th, 2014 issue includes an article titled, “Southbridge’s Sam Sevian, 13, is Youngest US Chess Grandmaster.” In 2012, Sevian was selected by the Kasparov Chess Foundation in a partnership with the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis to develop American chess prodigies from around the nation. The program, called Young […]

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