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Round 7: So Surges Into the Lead
The leaders all won in Round 7. GM Wesley So is atop the U.S. Championship with 5/7, while IM Alice Lee and WIM Rachael Li are tied for first in the...
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Leaderboard Logjam after U.S. Championships Round 6
An eventful Thursday saw two more players join the share of first place in both the 2026 U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women’s Championship. Across...
Woodward confidently moves against Caruana as Lee blurs by. (Photo courtesy SLCC/Lennart Ootes)
Round 5: Teen Takeover at U.S. Championships
After a day off, players were ready to fight, and the 2026 U.S. Championships delivered eight decisive results on Wednesday. IM Alice Lee extended her...
Outside of SLCC in 2025, "Greetings from Chess Capital USA" photo courtesy SLCC/Lennart Ootes.
In the Club: Notes from St. Louis
Editor's Note: Chess Life and Chess Life Online Editor John Hartmann made it to St. Louis for the first two rounds of the 2026 U.S. Championships. A...
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Wednesday Workout: Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands at 46th Olympiad
Following the conclusion of the 46th FIDE Olympiad ( see all our coverage here), our two weekly tactics worksheets are back! We will be focusing on...
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Tactics Tuesday: U.S. Virgin Islands at 46th Olympiad
Following the conclusion of the 46th FIDE Olympiad ( see all our coverage here), our two weekly tactics worksheets are back! This week, we have the...

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