John Hartmann
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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.
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![BryceTiglon 2019 NHS Rosen (Medium)](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/BryceTiglon-2019-NHS-Rosen-Medium.jpg.webp?itok=TlHXD6j1)
The 2019 National High School Blitz Tournament ended Thursday night with a clear winner: IM Bryce Tiglon, a 12th grader from Seattle, Washington.… Read More »
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While Russia and China entered the final day with the Open and Women’s titles respectively in hand, there was no shortage of drama. England took the… Read More »