Posts categorized "Kids"

GMs Caruana and Magnus Carlsen on board one Photo David Llada Even with World #1 Magnus Carlsen heading the team, the Norwegian squad had absolutely…
The 48 th edition of the Atlantic Open was held at the Crystal City Hilton from August 26 th-28 th. This tournament typically draws well and this… Read More »
GM Elshan Moradiabadi Going into the last round of the 5th Annual Washington International, four players were tied with 6/8 (GM Gata Kamsky, GM… Read More »
Jeffery Xiong at the 2016 U.S. Championships. Photo: Austin Fuller Days ago, Jeffery Xiong, the current U.S. Junior Champion, added World Junior...
Jeffery with his dad GM Jeffery Xiong became the first US player to win the World Junior Championship in almost two decades. This year's edition was…
Photo of Jeffery Xiong by Austin Fuller at STL Chess Club Reigning US Junior Champion Grandmaster Jeffery Xiong is a point ahead of the field at the…
Brandon Wang had a phenomenal performance in the 21 st Bradley Open scoring 4-0 with a half point bye and tying for first with GM Michael Rohde and...
IM Ruifeng Li vs. GM Joel Benjamin. Photo: Anne Buskirk Ruifeng Li was able to keep his tenuous lead over the field at the 117th Annual US Open after…
The 2016 US Chess Annual report is now available at this pdf link. The report includes letters from US Chess President Gary Walters, Executive...
IM Watson v. IM Li, Photo Anne Buskirk IM Ruifeng Li holds sole first place in the US Open Traditional schedule, with a perfect 5 points from 5 games…