Super Grandmaster Chess
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 »
Yaro Zherebukh, Photo Eric Rosen
In round seven of the US Chess Championships, Yaro Zherebukh stunned with a victory over Fabiano Caruana against… Read More »
As the U.S. Championships pass the midway point, test your own abilities with the critical moments and key tactics in the event so far.
World #2 Wesley So is the sole leader at the halfway point of the US Championship (Saint Louis, March 29-April 10), with 3.5/5. In the Women's… Read More »
Jennifer Yu pulled off the biggest upset of the round, swindling defending Champion Anna Zatonskih, Photo Eric Rosen
The US Championship… Read More »