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2021 US Championships
Grandmasters Wesley So and Irina Krush will defend their titles as national champions in a return to the boards at the Saint Louis Chess Club.
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Chris Merli and Alex Lenderman
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? After pressing an advantage for several hours, we convince ourselves we missed our best chances and agree to a… Read More »
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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.
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