June 2018

Atulya Vaidya, 2018 US Junior Open Champion Atulya Vaidya, 18, of Texas won clear first in the US Junior Open, held from June 22-24 in New Orleans...
The vast majority of the top chess players in the world started playing the game at an extremely young age. Sam Shankland completely broke this...
Erick Zhao was seeded #4 entering the tournament and had a great event, winning each one of his games and defeating seeds #1-3 seeds in the process.
Kasparov went through every game, providing his insights and analysis as well as recommendations for improvement. Students also were tasked with...
Congratulations to Grandmaster Cristian Chirila, our new National Open Champion. Cristian won the Edmondson Cup and the $8000 prize with 6/7, a half...
For the third major tournament in a row, a member of the American "Big Three" grandmasters was the winner. This time, it was Hikaru Nakamura's turn.
The Las Vegas Chess Festival began with a star-studded US Women's Open, and sixth seed Saikhanchimeg Tsogtsaikhan took it down after defeating...
Wesley So is not only currently the sole leader, but he got there with 5 decisive games out of 6 rounds.
One of the most anticipated chess festivals of the year, the Las Vegas Chess Festival from June 20-24 kicks off today with the US Women's Open (June...
You come late for your G/90,d5 contest. After finding your assigned playing spot you notice that there is no equipment and no opponent anywhere in...
With a few days to spare before the tournament series, I started my Indian journey coming into the southern coastal city of Kochi in the state of...
Barry Walker of Columbia, Missouri, showed his staying power in a withdrawal plagued 2016 John Collins. Barry persevered, and his strong chess carried...