Manhattan Chess Club

02/28/2025

When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama.

02/15/2025

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Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from chess’s global governing body.

01/14/2025

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01/12/2025

The most recent snowstorm kept many kids cooped up nearly all week. Saturday’s chess tournament at Topeka Collegiate provided children from all over Northeast Kansas the opportunity to partake in friendly competition.

12/13/2024

Gukesh Dommaraju is the 18th world chess champion after defeating Ding Liren in the 14th and final game of their world championship match

12/11/2024

The 2024 Open Club Championship

Saturday December 14th, 2024

When: December 14th, 2024

The 2024 Open Kansas City Chess Club Championship

Rounds: Four Games (9:30 am Check in, 10:00 Round One)

Time Control: Game 30 D5.

Entry Fee: $35/player by December 15th. NO ONSITE REGISTRATION

Location: The Kansas City Chess Club 5545 North Oak Trafficway Kansas City, MO 64118 Suite 10A. Google Maps Link

Who: All USCF Players- United State Chess Federation Rated: USCF Membership Required

Awards: Trophies & Winners will be engraved on the Club Champion Plaque.

To Participate Register at: https://www.reg4chess.com/register.asp?tid=8637

Questions? Contact Ken Fee (816)446-3550 or email [email protected]

To participate, register at Reg4chess.com by Friday, December 13th

If you have any technical issues filling out this form or you need to have changes made after registration, please contact the Event Director.

12/11/2024

There is something even more wonderfully ponderous than Test cricket – the world chess championship – and this year’s showdown is exceptional

11/22/2024

Chess’s biggest event starts next week. The reigning champion, Ding Liren, is seen as an underdog compared to an 18-year-old competitor.

10/24/2024

Join Kansas City Chess Club Last Tuesday USCF Rated Tournaments

10/13/2024

It’s National Chess Day! Improve your strategy and gain tips and tricks from professional chess players here.

10/07/2024

The football-mad world No 1 is in London playing for a $1m prize fund and despite dominating the chess world says he has never played the perfect game

08/08/2024

Amina Abakarova faces a possible lifetime ban and potential criminal proceedings, Russian authorities said, after the incident during a tournament last week.