John Hartmann
Everyone who has played a U.S. Open knows about “The Merge.”
Trying to accommodate as many players as possible, US Chess offers three… Read More »
With all playing three schedules now in full swing, the competition at the 120th U.S. Open is ramping up. At stake for the 350 competitors is a $40,… Read More »
With today’s start of the 4-Day schedule, all Open players are now in the competition.
The 4-Day schedule sees four games of G/60 action… Read More »
With the four Invitational tournaments completed, attention now turns to two events: US Chess organizational meetings and the US Open. Here’s how… Read More »
There was a “Best Game” competition for the four Invitational events here in Orlando sponsored by the US Chess Trust and Dewain Barber. I was roped… Read More »
The 120th US Open kicked off yesterday with a simul, some bughouse, and the first of nine days of intense chess competition. Here’s a rundown of the… Read More »
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave held off a surging Viswanathan Anand to win the 2019 Paris Grand Chess Tour. Vachier-Lagrave scored 13 points in the Rapid… Read More »
American players have been rather busy in international play these past few weeks, and a key event kicks off tomorrow with our current U.S. Champion… Read More »
There’s a very different feel to the U.S. Juniors (and now Seniors) than is found at the U.S. Championships. It’s not that one is more serious than… Read More »