John Hartmann
In the course of writing my April 2019 review for Chess Life, devoted to the fascinating new Game Changer by Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan, I had… Read More »
As I look back on my time in Saint Louis attending the 2019 U.S. Championships, there are moments and images that stick with me. One of them is the… Read More »
Timur Gareyev played the 'swindle of the year' at this year's U.S. Championship according to Yasser Seirawan. Missed it? Here it is, in abbreviated… Read More »
Faced with a must win situation, Hikaru Nakamura rose to the challenge, defeating Jeffery Xiong in 58 moves to become the 2019 U.S. Champion. It is… Read More »
With her decisive win over Anna Zatonskih in Round 10 of the U.S. Women’s Championship, Jennifer Yu has clinched the title of 2019 U.S. Women’s… Read More »
With eight games ending decisively, the third round of the U.S. Championships was a banquet of brilliancies and blunders. What felt like a sleepy… Read More »
While chess can be played and enjoyed at any age, it’s clear that there’s a youth movement in American chess under way. Hikaru Nakamura said as much… Read More »
This year marks the 80th anniversary of US Chess. Born of a merger between the American Chess Federation and the National Chess Federation on… Read More »
Today we feature six positions from the 2019 National High School Championship, contested this weekend in Schaumburg, IL. We’ll warm up with an easy… Read More »
The results are in at the 2019 National High School Championship, and we have a three-way tie for first place in the Championship Section… Read More »