US Chess is pleased to announce that the 2017 US Open Chess Championship will take place at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA, from...
August 2015
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Find details on the 2015 Sinquefield Cup and 2nd leg of the Grand Chess Tour. The event begins on August 23 with stars such as World Champ Carlsen and...
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GMs Isan Suarez and Julio Becerra tied for first at the 23rd Southern Open, held at the Wyndham Resort in Orlando, Florida from July 25-27th.
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World #4 Hikaru Nakamura gave a simultaneous exhibition in Sunrise, Florida. Ben Silva writes about how the champion interacted with the enthusiastic...
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World #4 Hikaru Nakamura gave a simultaneous exhibition in Sunrise, Florida. Ben Silva writes about how the champion interacted with the enthusiastic...
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Hear Shabalov's own perspectives on winning the U.S. Open in Phoenix, Arizona. On his last round draw vs. GM Nyzhnyk, the four-time US Champ said, "It...
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GM Alexander Shabalov wins the US Open with a dominant 8.5/9 score, earning the coveted title and the spot to the 2016 US Chess Championship. Full...
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With one round left at the U.S. Open, Grandmaster Alexander Shabalov leads with a scorching 8/8 score. FM Mike Klein weighs the odds of anyone...
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Brilliant tactician and four-time US Champ Alexander Shabalov leads the US Open in clear first with a perfect 7/7. As the penultimate round looms...
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Congratulations to Randy Bauer and Anjelina Belakovskaia, who were elected as at-large positions on the US Chess Executive Board, for terms of three...
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FM Mike Klein catches up with the action at the US Open in Pheonix as the schedules merge tonight, with top seeds including GMs Bartlomiej Macieja and...
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Read about this year's Denker, Barber and National Girls Invitational champs, including Alex Velikanov's dramatic path to the win. Alex Velikanov The...