Colonel David A Hater
GM Timur Gareyev, the Blindfold King, won the Atlantic Open held August 25-27 at the Washington DC Crystal City Hilton with a score of 4 ½ - ½.… Read More »
Four players finished tied for first in the Indianapolis Open held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Indianapolis Airport from August 27-29. GM… Read More »
IM Andrey Gorovets won the Manhattan Open with a score of 4 ½ - 1/2, taking the $2000 first prize and $100 clear first bonus. His path to victory… Read More »
Nine-year-old Liran Zhou crossed the 2200 threshold with his last round win at the Continental Open. That day, he was 9 years, 3 months, and 22 days… Read More »
Senior Master Mika Brattain started the Cleveland Open as the tournament’s top seed and played every game on board one scoring four wins and a quick… Read More »
GM Yuniesky Quesada Perez was the highest rated of the three GMs at 2696 USCF, and he played every game on board one en route to winning the… Read More »
In what is becoming a trend, the tournament broke attendance records, and the younger, non-GMs won the tournament. Read More »
Nicholas Checa
IMs John Burke and Nicolas Checa achieved GM norms at the Philadelphia International. Both IMs are 15 years old, and both… Read More »
This past Father’s Day, there were numerous chess tournaments held around the country, and what better way for a Father/Daughter to spend time than… Read More »
When most people think of the World Open they naturally think of the main event – the 9 round Swiss that ends July 4th weekend. However, the World… Read More »