US Chess

Over 70 girls competed in the first Fremont All-Girls Chess Championship in Fremont, CA on April 26.

Thanks to a grant from the US Chess Women's program, the organizers were able to offer all participants — including 14 girls playing in their first-ever rated tournament — free entry.

Now on Chess Life Online, read Chief TD Pranavi Pramod's report on her experiences organizing this event, which featured special guests from FEMchess, numerous coaches, and even a former mayor of Fremont!

Did we mention that Pranavi is only 13 years old, making her one of the youngest TDs in the country?

Thank you to everyone who attended the record-breaking National Elementary School Chess Championship this past weekend in Baltimore.

Our full report, with pictures of all our new national individual and team champions, is now available on CLO. Keep an eye out for even more photos from the awards ceremonies.

Pictured are our eight individual champions and co-champions. Top: Winsley Wu, Grant Weyman, WFM Aimee Yang, and Steven Liu (K-6 co-champions), and Aarav Karthik (K-5) champion. Bottom: Mehmet Yilanli (K-3 champion), and K-1 co-champions Aidan Wang and Isaac Xiong.