Don't forget to save the date! #SuperNationals will be in Orlando, Florida next year from May 9 through 11. That's all of the spring scholastic championships together!

And Krush strikes first for Team USA against Canada. What is Black's knockout blow here? Irina Krush #ChessOlympiad

Congratulations to Team USA, who improved to 3–0 in the #ChessOlympiad with a 3½–½ victory over our neighbors to the north.

Both American teams boast perfect 3/3 scores in the 45th #ChessOlympiad! Catch up on the action with our full report, featuring the games of @IrinaKrush, Fabiano Caruana, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, @CarissaYipChess, and more. Photo c Maria Emelianova/@FIDE_Chess new.uschess.org/news/45th-ches…

Some high-profile matchups in Rd 4 of #ChessOlympiad! In USA – NED, it's Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova v IM Eline Roebers, Carissa Yip v FM Machteld van Foreest, Irina Krush v WIM Bensdorp-De Labaca, and Lee v Anna-Maja Kazarian! Action shot from yesterday courtesy Mark Livshitz/International Chess Federation

The USA – Ukraine #ChessOlympiad is a battle of legends. #DidYouKnow all four of today's players for Ukraine have peak International Chess Federation rankings in the world top 25? GM Vasyl Ivanchuk was world no. 2 in July 1991, before 3/5ths of Team USA was born! Photo c Mark Livshitz/FIDE

Never one to reveal his preparation, Aronian decided to go ahead in material in round three for the first time in the #ChessOlympiad. He is 3–0 in these games and giving us all a rest in round four.

We have a very Ivanchuk move on the board in his Classical response to GM Wesley So's Nimzo-Indian Defense! Position after Ivanchuk's 16. Rh3:

Team USA defeated the Netherlands 3½–½ to move to a 4/4 score in the Women's #ChessOlympiad, with wins from Irina Krush Carissa Yip and IM Alice Lee and a great defensive effort from Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova to hold a draw against IM Eline Roebers. Photo c Mark Livzshitz/International Chess Federation

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Each game is #ChessOlympiad is still tense three hours into USA – Argentina in the Open and USA – Mongolia in the Women's. Pop quiz: what's the first move you'd play here as White, and what's your evaluation? From Yip – Munguntuul after 11. ... d4.

Are you hosting an event for National Chess Week next month? If so, here's how US Chess can help you promote and rate your tournament! new.uschess.org/news/national-…

Monday marked the 30th year of The Week in Chess, a free chess news service and games database delivered weekly by @marktwic – one of the "quietly most important people in the world of chess." We at US Chess congratulate him on this milestone! youtube.com/live/d0bixfcSK…

Look for a chat between Carissa Yip and Kyla is reading VALLEY VÉRlFlED ✨ in the October issue of Chess Life Kids!