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 »
Graphics by Spectrum Studios Congratulations to 22-year-old Grandmaster Wesley So, winner of the 2016 Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis. Wesley won the… Read More »
Ruifeng Li at the US Junior Closed. Photo: Austin Fuller The 2016 Southern Open was held at the Wyndham resort in Orlando, Florida from July 25th to… Read More »
Vishy Anand, Ding Liren, Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri, Fabiano Caruana, Rex Sinquefield, and Wesley So at the Sinquefield Cup Opening Ceremony. Photo… Read More »