The US Junior Championship - A Quick Walk Through History

A couple of months ago, I was asked to write a brief article on the US Junior Championship as part of the Saint Louis Chess Club’s 10-year anniversary celebration.Today, as

AkshatChandra.com ~ Candidates 2018
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Recap of the Candidates

The recently concluded Candidates Chess tournament was easily the most exciting and dramatic since the 2013 edition. Several players were in contention to win the tournament till the very end,

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Tom In his Own Words

This Post continues on my previous posting about Tom, which can be viewed here.The same post on US Chess Federation site can be viewed here.Hi,My name is Tom Nordeman, I

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Knowing Tom

While at the Philadelphia Open a few months ago, I came into contact with a local chess enthusiast - Tom Nordeman. An ardent chess player, Tom, in his own words,

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Ni Hua - Le Quang Liem, AkshatChandra.com
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Insane Tactic

I was going through some games, and I came across one which had an extremely exciting and complicated position. The game was between former Chinese Super GM Ni, Hua (Left), and

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Akshat Chandra and Mike Regan, Potomac Open, August 2013
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Like Mike!

Sorry my dear readers!It's been a crazy month and a half in which I played 4 norm tournaments, striking gold in one of them! But that's not the subject I

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Akshat Chandra...A Chess Journey
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Funding a Quest!

Chess is one of the sports that is hard to find sponsors for. The game lacks the awareness and treatment that more popular sports receive, such as basketball, soccer, and

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Akshat Chandra...A Chess Journey
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Twitter

I signed up on Twitter recently,  my account is @questToGM. Let's see who'll become my first follower ... Ready,Set, Go ! :)

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Akshat with GM Susan Polgar
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Spice Cup 2013

Have you ever met a chess legend?  How about playing in a chess legend's tournament? Well, that's exactly what I was able to do, by playing in this year's Spice

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Akshat Chandra...A Chess Journey
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Hot in Vizag!

Vizag.  That was my next destination in November 2011, following the World Amateur Chess in  Antalya, Turkey.  Vizag is a bustling port city on the eastern coast of India, and

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