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Round Eight: Yip Still Perfect, Niemann Makes A Move

Today is the final rest day of the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship. With three rounds to go, IM Carissa Yip boasts a 2½-point...

U.S. Champs: The Center of Attention

It's all eyes on IM Carissa Yip after another victory, while GM Awonder Liang creeps closer to Open leader GM Fabiano Caruana.

UPDATED: Yoo Family Releases Statement after U.S. Championship Expulsion

Both Christopher Yoo and his family have released statements after the grandmaster was expelled from the U.S. Championships in St. Louis. A Statement...

National Chess Week Rewind: National Recognition for Olympiad Teams and More

For National Chess Week, at least 49 tournaments were held across the country, consisting of 2,979 players and tens of thousands of rated games. This...

Halftime Fireworks as Yip, Caruana Extend U.S. Champs Leads

Most major sports competitions go all-out for glamorous halftime shows full of bright lights and music reverberating throughout the stadium. Fittingly...

U.S. Champs: Yip Remains Perfect After Five Rounds; Caruana Preserves Lead as Yoo Expelled From Tournament

If the rest day was the calm before the storm, then the fifth round of the U.S. Championship was truly the storm, with a whopping ten decisive games...

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Round Eight: Yip Still Perfect, Niemann Makes A Move Today is the final rest day of the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship. With three rounds to go, IM Carissa Yip boasts a 2½-point...
U.S. Champs: The Center of Attention It's all eyes on IM Carissa Yip after another victory, while GM Awonder Liang creeps closer to Open leader GM Fabiano Caruana.
UPDATED: Yoo Family Releases Statement after U.S. Championship Expulsion Both Christopher Yoo and his family have released statements after the grandmaster was expelled from the U.S. Championships in St. Louis. A Statement...
National Chess Week Rewind: National Recognition for Olympiad Teams and More For National Chess Week, at least 49 tournaments were held across the country, consisting of 2,979 players and tens of thousands of rated games. This...
Halftime Fireworks as Yip, Caruana Extend U.S. Champs Leads Most major sports competitions go all-out for glamorous halftime shows full of bright lights and music reverberating throughout the stadium. Fittingly...
U.S. Champs: Yip Remains Perfect After Five Rounds; Caruana Preserves Lead as Yoo Expelled From Tournament If the rest day was the calm before the storm, then the fifth round of the U.S. Championship was truly the storm, with a whopping ten decisive games...