Super Grandmaster Chess
The 2016 Champions Showdown shall be an exhibition event featuring four players (Viswanathan Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin… Read More »
The top 3 Americans, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura, all competed in this year's Isle of Man International Open. Can you solve… Read More »
US Chess wishes all of our members and friends a happy National Chess Day on October 8, 2016! Many of our top players are currently… Read More »
US Board one GM Fabiano Caruana © Lana Afandiyeva
The United States made history with its victory in the 2016 Chess Olympiad held in Baku,… Read More »
The US Team winning gold on the Olympic podium along with the silver and bronze winners, Ukraine and Russia. Photo: Maria Emelianova, Olympiad … Read More »
Photo David Llada
Our final round pairing against our northern neighbors seemed fortuitous on paper, but USA wasn't able to wipe out the… Read More »
Photo David Llada
The penultimate round in Baku was a blazing affair on most boards for the American Open team. The games were fast and furious.… Read More »
GMs Caruana and Magnus Carlsen on board one Photo David Llada
Even with World #1 Magnus Carlsen heading the team, the Norwegian squad had… Read More »
Photo David Llada, Find portrait highlights on Baku Chess twitter
There is a theory that the organization of an entire Olympiad is often… Read More »
Navara vs. Caruana
The City of Winds is how Baku is known, a nickname that is well deserved; the harsh winds that go through the city can make… Read More »