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Great Gambits and Surprising Sidelines
June 08, 2023

Great Gambits and Surprising Sidelines

This week’s article will feature a game from the 2023 K-5 Rockefeller Invitational, which was played by Sachit. In this game, Sachit purposely employed a risky response to the Fried...
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Students Play the Alapin Sicilian
June 02, 2023

Students Play the Alapin Sicilian

This week’s article will feature two games from the MCA weekly Wednesday Arena tournament, which began with a popular opening, the Alapin Sicilian. In the world of chess, the Alapin...
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IM Sandeep Annotates - #1 - Sunkrith
May 19, 2023

IM Sandeep Annotates - #1 - Sunkrith

Welcome to MCA’s new weekly blog series featuring the games of our students, annotated by IM Sandeep Sethuraman! In this article we will be featuring Sunkrith, who had his best...
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Sachit is ready for Nationals. Are you?
November 30, 2022

Sachit is ready for Nationals. Are you?

  Sachit is Ready For Nationals With only a ten days until the Grade Nationals tournament, we decided to check in on Sachit, a fourth-grader and long-time student in our...
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Meet the Puffins
November 28, 2022

Meet the Puffins

We have a team in the current season of the DC Chess League.  Please welcome the MCA Puffins.
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Online Group Chess Coaching for Kids
July 28, 2022

Online Group Chess Coaching for Kids

Our online small group classes follow the same format as our successfully in school chess clubs.
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Training the Next Magnus Carlsen
July 20, 2022

Training the Next Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world chess champion, was once a child, learning to play the game.  Learn more about how Magnus and his father Henrik approached the early stages of...
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Welcome to Chess Book Club
May 27, 2022

Welcome to Chess Book Club

In episode one of the popular Netflix series ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, the young Beth Harmon receives a chess book from the serious and mysterious Mr Shaibel.  As he hands her...
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MD Chess Partners with Magnus Chess Academy
May 04, 2022

MD Chess Partners with Magnus Chess Academy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 4, 2022 The Maryland Chess Association recently partnered with Magnus Chess Academy, formerly Silver Knights Chess, to organize the 2022 Maryland K-12 Championships being held...
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Congrats to Bijan Tahmassebi, the new MD State Champion!
December 13, 2021

Congrats to Bijan Tahmassebi, the new MD State Champion!

A week ago, Maryland held the annual Maryland Open, and has a new state champion: Bijan Tahmassebi!  In a tough field, Bijan bounced back from an early loss and won his...
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Weekly Thematic Tournament
August 13, 2021

Weekly Thematic Tournament

For the last year, we've been doing weekly thematic tournaments right after our Wednesday broadcast lesson for members of our online chess club
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Getting Started with Online Chess Club
March 10, 2021

Getting Started with Online Chess Club

Why do we do a meeting to talk with each new student as they start?  There are a couple good reasons.
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