On Saturday April 20, 2024, Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas was inducted into the Georgia Chess Association Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place before the start of round two at the Georgia State Championship tournament.
The 2023 U.S. Open ran from July 29 to August 6 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It offered nine-day, six-day, and four-day schedules, which merged in round 7. The U.S. Open Champion is GM Andrew Tang. WIM Alexey Root attended meetings, visited the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, and interviewed the U.S. Open Champion (and the champ’s father). | Photo: Daniel Day / U.S. Chess Federation
ELECTION UPDATE JULY 19 The Chief Teller has concluded the recount and provided the following statement: “During the recount process it was discovered that a tabulation error in Lakshmana “Vish” Viswanath’s initial tally was made by the Teller. His vote tally on the initial mail-in count should have been 347 instead of 282.” This error took place with the paper ballots and not the electronic ballots. The final numbers are:
The Chief Teller has reported the following results for the 2023 US Chess Executive Board (EB) Election. The Chief Teller is calling the results “provisional” for reasons explained further below.
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