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At National Championships with such vast and diverse fields, it is very difficult to stay on a perfect score, even as a top seed in the early rounds… Read More »
Wesley So, Photo Lennart Ootes Three American players top the crosstable in London after seven rounds. Wesley So leads with 5/7 and he has solidified… Read More »
Nationals. A rite of passage for every young American chessplayer. Rows of trophies that are often taller than the kids who win them line the stage… Read More »
The National K-12 Grade Championships begin this weekend in Nashville, TN, starting with blitz and bughouse tournaments on December 15, Thursday… Read More »
GM Timur Gareyev. Photo: Irina Nizmutdinova The 52nd incarnation of Southern California’s premier tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend saw GM...… Read More »
Kostya at the 2016 Autumn Invitational, Photo Aman Hambleton “The first norm is always the hardest”, I wrote, naively, back in 2014. I had just… Read More »
Grand Chess Tour leader Wesley So and US Champion Fabiano Caruana are off to a good start at the London Chess Classic, the final stop of the 2016… Read More »
Find archives of detailed reports on US Chess surveys to our membership. 2014 survey results (pdf) 2015 survey results (pdf) 2016 survey results (pdf… Read More »
Alex Shabalov, Photo Betsy Dynako Zacate The King’s Island Open was held from November 11-13 in Blue Ash, Ohio a suburb of Cincinnati. The $30,000...… Read More »
Photo: Austin Fuller While my Sinquefield Cup preview from earlier this year describes the achievements and chances of many of the London Classic...… Read More »