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Brandon Wang had a phenomenal performance in the 21st Bradley Open scoring 4-0 with a half point bye and tying for first with GM Michael Rohde and… Read More »

Ruifeng Li at the US Junior Closed. Photo: Austin Fuller
The 2016 Southern Open was held at the Wyndham resort in Orlando, Florida from July 25th… Read More »

GM Victor Mikhalevski, Photo Betsy Dynako 2013
The Chicago Class was held July 15th-17th at the Wyndham in the Chicago suburb of Wyndham, Illinois… Read More »

GM Michael Rohde
The Schenectady Open is not a major stop on the CCA calendar but it continues the efforts to bring weekend chess to other parts of… Read More »

GM Illia Nyzhnyk, Photo Jim Doyle
The main event of the World Open concluded July 4th, but there was still much chess to be played. Normally… Read More »

It is not often that you see three 2700+ GMs and a 7 time U.S. Women’s Champion tie for first in a weekend Swiss that offers less than $15,000 in… Read More »

The 5th Continental Class Championship returned to Virginia after a two-year absence. Buoyed by a $20,000 prize fund, the tournament attracted three… Read More »

Ruifeng Li, here pictured against Luke Harmon at the US Chess School
IM Ruifeng Li scored an undefeated 7-2 at the 10th Annual Philadelphia Open… Read More »

Photo Tim Hanks
Recently there have been many articles on the various mega-scholastic championships being held around the country. … Read More »

GM Aleksandr Lenderman won the George Washington Open held at the Dulles Airport Hyatt Hotel from February 26th to 28th. Lenderman scored 4 ½… Read More »