US SuperNationals, Tennessee, 3-5 April
The US Chess SuperNationals are a joint scholastic event for three categories - elementary, junior high, and high school - held together every 4 years as one big chess event.
The Gaylord Opryland resort in Nashville, Tennessee hosts this year's event from 3-5 April.
The list of star names making an appearance is certainly impressive:
- Chess legend, Garry Kasparov (pictured)
- Chess playing astronaut, Greg Chamitoff
- Women's World Champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk
- Grandmaster Maurice Ashley
- 4-time US Champion Alexander Shabalov
- Current US Champion, Yuri Shulman
- Current US Women's Champion, Anna Zatonskih
More details about the SuperNationals can be found at the offical website here.
