In Round 4 of the 2026 U.S. Championships, we witnessed brilliant sacrifices, complex endgames, and missed opportunities. Going into the first rest...
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The Fischer Prize is safe for another year and journalists will have to find new storylines. Round 3 of the 2026 U.S. Championships saw all four...
After two rounds of the 2026 U.S. Championships, four players (two per event) remain in contention for the Fischer Prize in St. Louis. In the Open,… Read More »
The 2026 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship wasted no time, delivering us a host of exciting pairings right from the jump. Round 1...
Will we finally see a new champion in either the U.S. Championship or the U.S. Women’s Championship this year? Not if either of our Olympiad top...
On his personal Substack, Lit and Chess, FM Andy Lee reflected on his thought process after "flash-annotating" for Chess Life Online. His insight is…
Both American teams finished one spot short of the podium when the 46 th FIDE Chess Olympiad came to an end Sunday afternoon in Samarkand, Uzbekistan…
Team USA’s shot at gold took a significant hit in the Open after today’s 2½–1½ loss against hosts Uzbekistan in Round 9. The women’s team rebounded...
Both USA teams enter Tuesday’s rest day after a tough couple of rounds, with the Open team tied for fourth at 10/12 and the Women’s team tied for 14…
Team USA suffered its first match loss in the Open today, losing 1½–2½ to Germany when GM Frederik Svane defeated GM Hans Niemann on Board 3 and GM...