July 2024

Hong
From a “numbers” perspective, round seven’s impact on the standings of the 2024 U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior championships was gentle, at...
Lee
Round six of the U.S. Junior, U.S. Girls’ Junior, and U.S. Senior championships is in the books in St. Louis. With just three rounds to go, the final...
Tactics Tuesday
Team USA earned three medals at the 2024 FIDE World Senior Team Championship earlier this month in Krakow, Poland. Below are some instructive tactical...
U8
Update, July 23, 2024: an earlier version of this story mistakenly reported that Eshaan Hebbar earned an IM norm for his share of first in the Under...
Vidyarthi Su
As the U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior championships truck on side-by-side in St. Louis, there’s only one thing they each have in common: a...
Hardaway
The action continues to heat up in round four of the U.S. Junior, Junior Girls’, and Senior championships, as the players approach the midpoint of the...
r3
We finally dipped below 50% decisive games, with “only” seven today, but out of these seven, more than half came from a single tournament. SENIOR The...
hall
The second round of the U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior championships followed the pattern of the first: much excitement culminating in more...
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Justin Wang
Round one of the U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior Championships kicked off yesterday with some strategically beautiful wins, huge upsets, and...
Wednesday Workout
This week's workout concludes our coverage of the 2024 FIDE World Cup U-12, U-10, U-8 and Girls U-12, U-10, U-8 tournaments. Full coverage of the...
Fishbeins
The Caveman Chess Festival ran from July 12 through 14 at the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook hotel. The festival featured several national championship...