Al Lawrence
GM Jorge Cori, GM Ray Robson, GM Susan Polgar, GM Vasif Durarbayli (holding trophy), GM Alex Shimanov. Photo Al Lawrence
The titanic trophy… Read More »
2017 Pan-American Tournament Hall in Columbus, Ohio, Photo Al Lawrence
Big ratings don’t guarantee smooth sailing. This week the Convention Center… Read More »
Fifty miles north of Manhattan, overlooking the strategic “S” curve in the Hudson River, West Point Military Academy honors its earliest history as… Read More »
Okay, perhaps it’s by now passé to bring up GM Aleksandr Lenderman’s unbridled 2009 victory dance (ranking alongside Elaine’s famous Seinfeld… Read More »
Tournament co-leader Yaro Zherebukh pacing during the start of a round at US Open, Photo Jim Doyle
Thursday at the U.S. Open is the day… Read More »
Rochelle Wu of Alabama
Three young champs took a bite out of future college tuitions by scoring $5,000 scholarships at the Sheraton Norfolk… Read More »
In the old days, the kickoff of the U.S. Open Chess Championship was, let’s say, a bit sleepy. Sure, there were grandmasters to ogle. But any boiling… Read More »
The Final Four of College Chess ended early on Friday, March 26 with Webster University capturing its fifth college crown in a row, winning… Read More »
The Final Four of College chess is venerable, going back in an uninterrupted annual series to 1946. But again this year, combat for the US College… Read More »
It’s true that St. Louis U. is the new super-squad on the block in the Gateway City. But neighboring Webster University made it clear this week that… Read More »