Alexey Root

Washington Square Park, May 2026. Picture by Damion Coppedge.

Damion: talented photographer, avid chess hustler, and nice guy overall.

Qualified for @EWC_EN after finishing 3rd at @DreamHack Atlanta: Road to EWC! 🏆♟️ A completely different experience from traditional chess: loud crowds, white-noise headsets, no-increment rapid games, and an electric esports atmosphere. Now open to conversations with esports organizations and partners for the upcoming season. 📩 Contact: info@liemchess.com #EWC2026 #Chess #Esports #FreeAgent

"Yes, and..." @Alexey_Root wrote about the collaborative spirit of the Metro Atlanta chess community and the Southeastern Regional Women's and Girls' Chess Championship for Chess Life Online. Read more: new.uschess.org/news/southeast…

Congratulations to everyone in CHESS The Musical nominated for a Tony Award! 🥳 @chessbway

@ben_finegold Hi @ben_finegold I will be in Atlanta May 7 to 12. Would be nice to see you and to meet Karen. Can you message me your contact information and I'll text you mine?

Class at 6PM ET today!

Chess in Georgia and Washington (May 2026) sparkchess.com/chess-in-georg…

You can’t spell Greg without GG. Thanks for making chess and poker players, crossfitters, Philadelphians and nerds everywhere proud. ♥️

@blackatlantic cites the Chessable Research Awards at 25:58 into this video. Thanks for your support of that important @chessable initiative! @Karelvandelft

I recently sat down with @ChessbaseIndia to talk about my 6 years at @chessable, of which I served 3+ years as CEO. Today the interview was published on YouTube. Thank you, @sagarchess1! Link 👇🏾

Gaming | Chess Workshop - Gwinnett County Public Library gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/16135917

Report: new.uschess.org/news/double-go…

@MizzouChess hosted the 2026 President’s Cup, the national championship of college chess. Competitors were the top 4 qualifying schools from the 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, plus a new Women's President's Cup event. @USChess : sparkchess.com/2026-president…

A rare treat for any researcher: being asked to talk about their work 🙂 It was a real honor to be interviewed by the Chess Equity Project about my job market paper: How Men and Women Respond to Failure: Evidence from Chess Tournaments. 🎥youtu.be/_Sl3SWvDJ7w?si…

A massive congratulations to Team USA! 🇺🇸 Winning a world title is always special—but bringing home two at the FIDE World Senior Teams Chess Championships in the 50+ division is something extraordinary. Both the U.S. Open and Women’s teams stood at the top of the podium. An unforgettable achievement and a proud moment for U.S. chess! 📸 Georgia Grapsa / Official Organizer

Congrats on a nice finish to the game. Hope that USA Women still will take the gold medal among the women's teams!

Congrats to Rittenhouse resident Greg Shahade, who ended Jamie Ding's 31-game winning streak on Jeopardy! last night. We sat down with him right after the show to learn more about his strategy and what he does when he's not nerding out on trivia.   phillymag.com/news/2026/04/2…

Great to host the University of Missouri chess team at the Capitol today. These Tigers just brought home the President’s Cup, the top prize in collegiate chess. With St. Louis recognized as the chess capital of the world, it’s only fitting that the national championship trophy stays right here in Missouri.

Go @GregShahade Jeopardy Champion!! @JenShahade