US Chess
Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Sam Shankland all advanced to round two of the World Cup while Alexander Onischuk and Sam Sevian head… Read More »
Nine-year-old Max Lu (CT) became the youngest US Chess Master at a quad in Scarsdale last week, beating the record previously held by Awonder Liang… Read More »
In the first game of round 1 matches, our Americans scored 5.5/9. Highlights included a stalemate hold by GM Sevian over GM Radjabov and a win by… Read More »
Walter Brown reports from the 86th FIDE Congress held in Abu Dhabi, UAE and on the Arbiters Commission as well as the Qualification Commission.
US Chess Events Director and FIDE Zonal President Franc Guadalupe reports on the 86th FIDE Congress is underway in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
GM Levon Aronian won the 2015 Sinquefield Cup in an exciting tournament that saw numerous twists and turns.
Best of CLO #1 is Finegold's Chess Resolutions by GM Ben Finegold. "Extremely fluid and conversational, when Ben talks/writes about chess, it is… Read More »
Curious about the origins of National Chess Day, I decided to investigate it. Many websites refer to President Ford proclaiming October 9, 1976… Read More »
Sam Shankland after winning the 2018 US Championship. Photo: Lennart Ootes
Sam Shankland
2018 U.S. Champion and Super-Grandmaster
US Chess Rating… Read More »
Sabina Foisor has been a top contender in the U.S. Women's chess sphere for many years. In 2017, Foisor entered the U.S. Women's Championship as an… Read More »