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Welcome to the August 2021 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic… Read More »
Chris Merli presents the US Open trophy to Aleksandr Lenderman
Grandmaster Aleksandr Lenderman drew his Round Nine game with GM Benjamin Gledura to win the 2021 U.S. Open with a score of 8.5/9. Play is still… Read More »
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With only one round remaining, the race is heating up in Cherry Hill. The race for second place, that is. GM Aleksandr Lenderman now stands a full… Read More »
GM Aleksandr Lenderman
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)
Tonight, we become one. Over 500 players merge for the final three rounds of the US Open, all wondering whether anyone can catch GM Aleksander… Read More »
GM Aleksandr Lenderman
GM Aleksandr Lenderman is perfect through five in the traditional schedule, while another 150 players joined the fray in Cherry Hill on Thursday.
121st U.S. Open
The Denker, Haring, Barber, Rockefeller and Irwin tournaments of state champions all found their 2021 winners in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
IM Igor Khmelnitsky vs. FM Doug Eckert
Five invitational events for national championships will deliver new crowns Wednesday, alongside the 121st U.S. Open in Cherry Hill, NJ. 
GM Awonder Liang
Five invitational tournaments began over the weekend alongside the 2021 U.S. Open, including the Irwin Senior Championship that saw both GMs stumble.
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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 use of… Read More »
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