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GM Li had white against Gorovets and needed the win in order to tie for 1st. He brought home the full point.
We have a new US Women's chess champion: Congrats to Sabina Foisor! Foisor won a beautiful miniature today over Apurva Virkud, capped off with a...
Alexander Onischuk, Photo IM Eric Rosen As the US Chess Championship draws to a close, three players lead the Open section: Wesley So, Varuzhan...
Thalia Cervantes (MO), is currently leading the top section in Chicago (Under 18) The Kasparov Chess Foundation All-Girls Nationals (April 7-9) is...
In the most dramatic round so far in the US Chess Championships, World #2 Wesley So won a spectacular game over World Junior Champ Jeffery Xiong. The…
Melinda J. Matthews is a writer and editor who holds a bachelor's degree in Print Journalism from Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas) and a… Read More »
Arthur Bisguier, around 1981 Hall of Famer, US Champion and Grandmaster Arthur Bernard Bisguer (October 8, 1929- April 5, 2017) died at 87 years old…
Yaro Zherebukh, Photo Eric Rosen In round seven of the US Chess Championships, Yaro Zherebukh stunned with a victory over Fabiano Caruana against the…
Having directed tournaments for over 35 years, there is a tendency to believe I’ve seen just about everything that could occur at a tournament. Every…
(CROSSVILLE, TN) The United States Chess Federation is pleased to announce that 89 players have qualified by rating to participate in the 2017 World…