The World Cadet is currently underway in China, with 75 players representing US Chess. Our top scorer so far is Liran Zhou, who has 5.5/6 in the Open… Read More »
Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi took big steps forward in Round 9 with key wins, moving into the lead of the 2019 Sinquefield Cup with two rounds… Read More »
Heading into its final days, the 2019 Sinquefield Cup is lined up for a potential “photo finish,” with five players tied for the lead at 4.5/8 as...… Read More »
The last two or three times I had visited, I had brought with me an autographed copy of Grandmaster Pal Benko’s endgame book, a volume that Benko had… Read More »
Grandmaster Irina Krush didn't lose a single game in Berkeley. The seven-time US women's champion kicked off the Berkeley Summer IM Norm Tournament… Read More »
The 2019 Sinquefield Cup resumes this afternoon after Thursday’s rest day, with three players sharing the lead heading into Round 6. Ding Liren...… Read More »
Playing Hall (photo Giannatos) Over 85 players have descended upon Greensboro, North Carolina to participate in the 2019 U.S. Masters Chess...Read… Read More »
Fabiano Caruana took advantage of a zeitnot-induced error to defeat Levon Aronian, claiming his first win of the 2019 Sinquefield Cup. He joins...… Read More »
The August episode of Ladies Knight features Maureen Grimaud, chair of the US Chess Women's committee. Maureen is a vocal proponent and supporter of… Read More »
2019 TWCC participants (photo Louis A. Reed, Jr) Nicole Niemi and I both scored 3.5 of 4 at the 2019 Texas Women’s Chess Championship (TWCC). We each… Read More »