Super Grandmaster Chess
Awonder at the Saint Louis Chess Club
Congrats to 14-year-old Awonder Liang, who earned his second GM norm on the way to winning his section… Read More »
Mechanics' Institute serves as this hub of chess culture where giants from ancient and modern times come to test themselves. Walking in the… Read More »
Levon Aronian recently won the Grenke Classic, which featured a top-notch field, including Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Maxime-Vachier-Lagrave,… Read More »
After winning the exceptionally strong Gibraltar Open for the third consecutive time in February, Hikaru Nakamura has now also managed to win the… Read More »
Photo Lennart Ootes
Wesley So, our new US Champion and current World #2 ranked player, dazzled with his queen sacrifice against Jeffery Xiong, one… Read More »
Wesley So and Sabina Foisor, Photo Lennart Ootes
Just like last year, I list the ten biggest takeaways from the 2017 U.S. Championships. It’s… Read More »
From the moment we landed in Saint Louis we were greeted with signs of chess culture in the chess capital. A banner welcoming guests for… Read More »
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… Read More »
Alexander Onischuk, Photo IM Eric Rosen
As the US Chess Championship draws to a close, three players lead the Open section: Wesley So, Varuzhan… Read More »
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… Read More »