Colleges Fight for Title With Talent-Filled RostersBy DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN Published: January 5, 2013 New York Times The Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship has a long and distinguished history. Many elite players have competed in it since it was first...
Universal style champion
Three Talents Dominate the Young GenerationBy DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN New York Times Published: October 27, 2012 …Six members of that young second tier competed in the SPICE Cup this month at Webster University in St. Louis. The tournament, which ended...
Big move to the heartland of America
College poaches chess team, coachBy Dylan Loeb McClainThe Columbus DispatchWednesday February 15, 2012 6:27 AM Imagine if a university without a basketball program recruited Mike Krzyzewski, the coach at Duke University, and managed not only to hire him but...
NYT chess blog checkmated
The NY Times Chess Blog The New York Times Gambit Chess Blog will not be updated any longer. It was an interesting source of information, even if sometimes overly focused on scandals and controversies. Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News...
Gritty street chess
In Street Chess Games, a Pedigreed Pastime Becomes a Gritty Sideline By DYLAN LOEB McCLAINPublished: September 17, 2007 September is a time of rebirth for chess. With schools back in session, students are returning to their chess clubs. And...
Gambit Chess by Dylan McClain
May 13, 2007, 7:36 pmWelcome to the Gambit Chess BlogBy Dylan Loeb McClain This blog is starting today to coincide with the United States Chess Championship in Stillwater, Okla., which runs through May 23. The field of 36 players...
Nature vs. Nurture?
April 29, 2007ChessNature? Nurture? Never Mind. Here’s a Sister Act to Watch.By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN Siblings who are elite chess players are rare. The best known are probably the Polgar sisters of Hungary. Susan, the eldest, is a grandmaster...
Chess Cheating by Dylan McClain in the NY Times
April 8, 2007ChessAs Technology Leaps Ahead, Concerns About Cheating GrowBy DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN Concerns about cheating, and ideas about how to stop it, have become a preoccupation of the chess world in recent months. While cheating is not new...