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Welcome to the homepage of the United States Chess School! This is a new chess training program designed for the strongest players in the nation. A few times per year, some of the most talented chessplayers in the country will be given a free week long training session with some of the top chess players in the nation.


 It's going to be an epic and historic summer for the United States Chess School. We are holding our first summer program in New York at the historic Marshall Chess Club. Then we are going to St. Louis, host of the recent US Championship, for our 10th program. The program will also be our first ever all-girls training group. Below, and to the right, are the participants for both programs:

USCS 9: (New York, July 7-11) 

Held at the Marshall Chess Club

Trainer: GM Alex Onischuk

1. Arthur Shen: 2112 USCF, 12 years old, NJ       
2. Tommy He: 2080 USCF, 9 years old, TX
3. Kayden Troff: 2013 USCF, 10 years old, UT
4. Luke Harmon: 2008 USCF, 10 years old, ID
5. Sarah Chiang: 2000 USCF, 12 years old, TX
6. Anna Matlin: 1995 USCF, 13 years old, NJ
7. Christopher Wu: 1967 USCF, 10 years old, NJ
8. Michael Bodek: 1963 USCF, 11 years old, NY
9. Joshua Colas: 1951 USCF, 10 years old, NY
10. Justus Williams: 1944 USCF, 10 years old, NY
11. Jonathan Chiang, 1905 USCF, 10 years old, TX
12. Kapil Chandran: 1895 USCF, 10 years old, CT
                                                          


                                                                                     





Held at the St. Louis Chess Center
                                          
USCS 10: (St. Louis,  August 11-15)

Trainer: GM Gregory Kaidanov

1. Abby Marshall: 2161 USCF, 17 years old, VA
2. Darrian Robinson: 2011 USCF, 14 years old,  NY
3. Amanda Mateer: 2002 USCF, 19 years old, AZ
4. Sarah Chiang: 2000 USCF, 12 years old, TX
5. Megan Lee: 1972 USCF, 12 years old, WA
6. Eve Litvak: 1963 USCF, 15 years old, NJ
7. Louiza Livschitz: 1956 USCF, 18 years old, CA
8. Rochelle Ballantyne: 1918 USCF, 13 years old, NY           
                                                                                                                                                

US Chess School News:

1/29/2008: Elizabeth Vicary reports on the 8th US Chess School, held in Scottsdale, AZ (Part 2)
1/21/2008: Elizabeth Vicary reports on the 8th US Chess School, held in Scottsdale, AZ (Part 1)
8/21/2008: Read Part 2 of WFM Elizabeth Vicary's article in which she profiles the 8 students from the 7th USCS.
8/19/2008: Read Part 1 of WFM Elizabeth Vicary's article on the 7th US Chess School.
7/8/2008: Read an article about the 6th US Chess School Session by WFM Elizabeth Vicary.
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US Chess School Sessions:

Event #
 Date
 Location




Trainer
USCS 11
 Dec/Jan
 Atlanta, GA




TBA
USCS 10
 8/11/2009
 St. Louis, MO




GM Gregory Kaidanov
USCS 9
 7/7/2009
 New York, NY




GM Alex Onischuk
USCS 8
 1/1/2009
 Scottsdale, AZ
Article 1
 Article 2
 Group Photo
GM Yury Shulman
USCS 7
 08/12/2008
 Branchburg, NJ
Article 1
 Article 2
 Group Photo
GM Joel Benjamin
USCS 6
 06/24/2008
 San Diego, CA
Article


GM Gregory Kaidanov
USCS 5
 01/02/2008
 San Francisco, CA
Group Photo


GM Yury Shulman
USCS 4
 07/23/2007
 Lexington, KY
Article Video Schedule
GM Gregory Kaidanov
USCS 3
 01/02/2007
 Phoenix, AZ
Article


GM Gregory Kaidanov
USCS 2
 04/10/2006
 Lexington, KY
Group Photo


GM Gregory Kaidanov
USCS 1
 1/02/2006
 Lexington, KY
Study Log Blitz Tournament

GM Gregory Kaidanov

Thanks to Jim Roberts and the AF4C for their generous donations which have allowed the USCS to thrive.


Contact USCS President Greg Shahade at admin@uschessschool.com