Super Grandmaster Chess

The American speed specialist lived up to his reputation with an undefeated performance, stealing the top prize as a Grand Chess Tour wildcard.

GM Hikaru Nakamura is the only player left without a loss halfway through a decisive Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz event, part of the Grand Chess… Read More »

US Chess' top-six Grandmasters are featured as part of the international tour's 2021 finale, which began in St. Louis on Wednesday.

The California GM came tantalizingly close, but finishes his stellar run at the 2021 FIDE World Cup with a tiebreaker loss to GM Sergey Karjakin.

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Jen Shahade with Katherine Zhuge, Nashville 2019
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The two American GMs remain in Sochi, Russia as the International Chess Federation's global knockout bracket has trimmed to 32 players.

Six US Chess stars remain in Sochi, Russia in the 2021 FIDE World Cup, including IM Carissa Yip as the last American standing in the first-ever Women… Read More »

US Chess is represented by 17 American qualifiers in this year's World Cup and the first-ever Women’s World Cup.

After his stunning return to the board at the 2021 Prague Masters, CLO caught up with the two-time Olympic gold medalist on his way to Sochi for the… Read More »

Two dimensions, three dimensions, less time or more: American GM Wesley So is playing elite chess across all boards.