GM Aghasaryan & Kudrin Win Coast to Coast Opens
On the weekend of August 12th-14th, Continental Chess Association held two different weekend swisses, one on each coast. On the West Coast, the Pacific Coast…
Posts from August, 2016
GM Moradiabadi Wins the Washington International
Going into the last round of the 5th Annual Washington International, four players were tied with 6/8 (GM Gata Kamsky, GM Conrad Holt, GM Elshan…
Powerful US Teams Head to Olympiad in Baku
Two powerful American teams will soon be heading to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 42nd Chess Olympiad which starts September 2. The U.S. will field its…
Can You Calculate Like World Junior Champion Jeffery Xiong?
Days ago, Jeffery Xiong, the current U.S. Junior Champion, added World Junior Champion to his impressive list of accomplishments. He led the field for most of…
Three Tournament Circuit
There were three recent Continental Chess Association tournaments held on three consecutive weekends in three different states and three enterprising players from three different cities…
Grandmaster Jeffery Xiong new World Junior Champion!
GM Jeffery Xiong became the first US player to win the World Junior Championship in almost two decades. This year’s edition was held in Bhubaneswar,…
Xiong Crushing at World Juniors in India
Reigning US Junior Champion Grandmaster Jeffery Xiong is a point ahead of the field at the World Junior Championship in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India (August 7-22). Update:…
Six Takeaways from the 2016 US Open
Photo Anne Buskirk Takeaway 1: Material Matters Sometimes, in chess, greed is punished mightily. Other times, however, avarice can be richly rewarded. Take for example…
The August Check is in the Mail
Gary Boye of Buffalo, New York and Robert Irons of Elmira, New York, shared first place in the 2015 Swift Quad 15SQ14. GAME OF THE…
Expert Brandon Wang Wins Bradley Open with Breakout Performance
Brandon Wang had a phenomenal performance in the 21st Bradley Open scoring 4-0 with a half point bye and tying for first with GM Michael…
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