Yearly Archives: 2026

BCS Alums GM Hans Niemann and GM Sam Shankland will face each other in the 2026 US Chess Championship!  The US Chess and Women's Chess Championships run Oct 9th - 22nd in St. Louis, MO, with round 1 of the 11 round, round-robin tournament beginning Friday, Oct 9th, at 10 am PDT! Learn about the [...]

    Come spend an evening with IM William John Donaldson. John is the former Captain of the US Men's Chess Team, a chess educator, and a prolific and excellent author, (42 books on chess legends, tactics and strategy!) including The Unknown Bobby Fischer and Bobby Fischer and His World, which was selected as the [...]