John Hartmann
Final Update: (note updates are in reverse order)
Awonder Liang has won the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship, earning a $6000 first place… Read More »
“You’ll never see a chess player with dementia.”
This is an old saying among chess players ‘of a certain age,’ and while it is certainly… Read More »
While the U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior Championships are dominating America’s chess attention these days, our elite players are elsewhere, doing… Read More »
The fields continue to slowly sort themselves out after yesterday’s Round 3 at the U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior Championships.
Nicolas… Read More »
Round 3 of the 2019 U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior Championships is underway as this goes to press, and while it’s still early, the fields are… Read More »
The 2019 U.S. Junior, Girls, and Inaugural Senior Championships got underway today at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The first round had everything:… Read More »
Bobby Fischer stunned the world when he won the 1963/64 US Championship with 11 wins in 11 games. So shocking was Fischer’s feat that it is said that… Read More »
When we last checked in with the Croatia stop of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, it looked like Ian Nepomniachtchi was off to the races, his full point… Read More »
Registration for the 2019 World Youth Championships, to be held in Mumbai, India, has been extended to July 8, 2019 to accommodate parties who may… Read More »
The 2019 Summer Classic came to an end Friday in Saint Louis, with all three sections featuring clear winners and solid, fighting chess.
A… Read More »