Final Update: (note updates are in reverse order) Awonder Liang has won the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship, earning a $6000 first place purse and a $10...
July 2019
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It all comes down to the final day. Awonder Liang and Nicolas Checa are tied for first place in the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship entering tomorrow’s...
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“You’ll never see a chess player with dementia.” This is an old saying among chess players ‘of a certain age,’ and while it is certainly false, it...
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Paths to the 2019 U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior Championships are narrowing as today’s Round 8 action kicks off at 1pm CDT. Nicolas Checa continues...
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Simple rulebook concepts get bogged down in confusing language—language that is difficult to comprehend and remember. Here are ten rulebook hacks that...
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Once again two-thirds of the games played in Wednesday’s Round 6 action at the U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior Championships featured decisive results...
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Wesley So advanced to the semi-finals of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga, Latvia today, defeating Sergey Karjakin in blitz tiebreaks. Karjakin and So drew...
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With yesterday’s rest day under their belts, it’s back to business at the 2019 U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior Championships. Today’s Round 6 features...
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US Chess is delighted to announce the recipients of the US Chess Women’s Program Grant, funded by a generous gift in partnership with the Saint Louis...
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Writer, army veteran, social media influencer and US Chess member Charlotte Clymer joins Jennifer Shahade on Ladies Knight live from Las Vegas, where...
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With 10 decisive results in the 15 games played in yesterday’s Round 4, no one can say that fans attending the U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior...
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While the U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior Championships are dominating America’s chess attention these days, our elite players are elsewhere, doing...