Flash Report: U.S.A. Takes Gold at XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess Festival

645 players from 21 countries came to Chicago, IL for the XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess Festival. The tournament, held August 12 through 18, was organized by the Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation in conjunction with the International Chess School, the Confederation of Chess for Americas, and US Chess.

Flash Report: U.S.A. Takes Gold at XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess

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Flash Report: U.S.A. Takes Gold at XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess

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Flash Report: U.S.A. Takes Gold at XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess

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Flash Report: U.S.A. Takes Gold at XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess

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