National Events
![GM Aleksandr Lenderman](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/lendermanusopen21.jpg.webp?itok=XEhazgdB)
GM Aleks Lenderman has done it again! The New York GM is on a perfect 7/7 with two rounds to go in the 2021 US Open, coming off an impressive victory… Read More »
![GM Hans Niemann (photo Iredia Ekhato)](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/niemann-2021-us-open-4-day-1.jpg.webp?itok=2PwoSj5o)
Tonight, we become one.
Over 500 players merge for the final three rounds of the US Open, all wondering whether anyone can catch GM… Read More »
![GM Aleksandr Lenderman](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/lendermanusopen21.jpg.webp?itok=XEhazgdB)
GM Aleksandr Lenderman is perfect through five in the traditional schedule, while another 150 players joined the fray in Cherry Hill on Thursday.Read… Read More »
![121st U.S. Open](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/usopen21.jpg.webp?itok=KDnmyg37)
The Denker, Haring, Barber, Rockefeller and Irwin tournaments of state champions all found their 2021 winners in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.Read More »
![IM Igor Khmelnitsky vs. FM Doug Eckert](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/irwinchampmatch2021.jpg.webp?itok=wYrbCExi)
Five invitational events for national championships will deliver new crowns Wednesday, alongside the 121st U.S. Open in Cherry Hill, NJ. Read More »
![GM Awonder Liang](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/liangweeramantry.jpg.webp?itok=QiOHFK9h)
Five invitational tournaments began over the weekend alongside the 2021 U.S. Open, including the Irwin Senior Championship that saw both GMs stumble.… Read More »
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The US Chess Executive Board passed the following motion 7-0 affecting the U.S. Open mask policy:
In view of the recent CDC guidance on… Read More »
![Scenes from 2021 Weeramantry](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/weeramantry123-large.jpg.webp?itok=bcqS5_G6)
The constellation of events that make up the 2021 U.S. Open get underway tonight at 7pm Eastern with the first games of the five Invitational events… Read More »
![GM Gregory Kaidanov](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/kaidanov-2021-senior-playoff-slcc-crystal-fuller.jpg.webp?itok=gVgrHtkr)
GM Gregory Kaidanov is the 2021 U.S. Senior Champion, taking the title after an exciting tiebreak victory against GM Larry Christiansen.
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![GM Hans Niemann](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/niemann-2021-junior-rd9-slcc-ootes.jpg.webp?itok=9q3AuRW-)
After a final round draw with Ruiyang Yan on Sunday, IM Annie Wang is the 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior Champion.
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