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Playing Hall Round 5 FIDE Olympiad 2022. Photo: Ootes
The U.S. team beat Israel 2½ - 1½ this round to stay close to the leaders, but it wasn’t easy.
2022 U.S. Open. Photo: Mark Cieslikowski
Invitationals After back-to-back double-round days in the invitationals, only one game remains before the champions are determined and the… Read More »
USA vs Uzbekistan, Aug 1, 2022
In Monday's fourth round of the 2022 FIDE Olympiad, the USA’s Open team narrowly avoided losing to Uzbekistan, with the match ending in a 2-2 tie.… Read More »
2022 U.S. Open Playing Hall
While things are still quiet at the top of the standings after two rounds of the traditional schedule of the 122nd Annual U.S. Open Chess… Read More »
Action from the 2022 Weeramantry Blitz
The 122nd U.S. Open began Saturday with blitz, bughouse, and bombast. Oh, and the first of nine days of serious chess kicked off as well, with a seat… Read More »
the 2022 FIDE Olympiad
The third round of the 2022 FIDE Olympiad saw America’s Open team win their third match to remain among the leaders, while the Women’s team suffered… Read More »
GM Fabiano Caruana
The second round of the 2022 FIDE Olympiad produced few surprises in the team results in either the Open or Women’s sections. In the Open… Read More »
Excitement for Round 1 of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad. Photo: Ootes
The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony featuring musical and dance performances from the host country India. In… Read More »
Zhou - Chasin - Rodrigue-Lemieux, 2022 Charlotte Norm Invitational
After five intense days, we have reached the end of the journey for the 28th Charlotte Chess Center (CCC) Norm Invitational. There was a lot of… Read More »
FM Nico Chasin (right) waits on IM Jason Liang to make his next move at the 2022 U.S. Cadet. Photo: Micheline Wilson
The 2022 U.S. Cadet Championship was held from July 7-10 at the Hyatt Regency in Schaumburg, IL. Eight of the top American players under the age of… Read More »
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