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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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:…
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…
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…
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…