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On the weekend of August 12th-14th, Continental Chess Association held two different weekend swisses, one on each coast. On the West Coast, the...… 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 »
Fabiano Caruana at the U.S. Championships. Photo: Spectrum Studios Two powerful American teams will soon be heading to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 42nd… 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...… Read More »
There were three recent Continental Chess Association tournaments held on three consecutive weekends in three different states and three enterprising… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
Photo Anne Buskirk Takeaway 1: Material Matters Sometimes, in chess, greed is punished mightily. Other times, however, avarice can be richly rewarded… Read More »
Robert Irons Gary Boye of Buffalo, New York and Robert Irons of Elmira, New York, shared first place in the 2015 Swift Quad 15SQ14. GAME OF THE MONTH… Read More »
Brandon Wang had a phenomenal performance in the 21st Bradley Open scoring 4-0 with a half point bye and tying for first with GM Michael Rohde and...… Read More »