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The US Chess Federation (US Chess) and the US Chess Trust, both independent 501(c)(3) organizations, are pleased to announce six recipients of the 2023 Scholar-Chessplayer Awards. This includes the winners of a category introduced in 2022, Scholastic Chess Ambassador, which permits acknowledgement of lower-rated yet deserving chess scholars. 

Judit Polgar of Hungary, the strongest female chess player of all time, will be inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame during the 6th Annual Strategy Across the Board Gala hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club and World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) on Saturday, December 3 in Saint Louis, Missouri. | Photo: Bill Hook / Jana Maskova (Czechoslovakia) vs. Judit Polgar (Hungary) at the 1988 Thessaloniki, Greece, Chess Olympiad 1988

Chess history will be made this year at induction ceremonies recognizing several exceptional contributors to the iconic game as the newest members of the U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame. The first ceremony will honor 2022 U.S. Chess Hall of Fame inductees Daniel Willard Fiske, James Tarjan and John Watson, as well as 2021 World Chess Hall of Fame inductees Miguel Najdorf and Eugene Torre.

The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) pays homage to American chess phenom Bobby Fischer with the largest exhibition of its kind, <a href="https://worldchesshof.org/exhibit/72-fischer-spassky?mc_cid=0274788ba4&mc_eid=3790e8c2dc">1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, Its Origin, and Influence"</a>, on view from August 18, 2022, through April 30, 2023. A <a href="https://worldchesshof.org/program/12991?mc_cid=0274788ba4&mc_eid=3790e8c2dc">public opening reception</a> is happening on Thursday, August 18, 2022, 5-8 pm, with free admission. | Photo...