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This week's puzzles begin our series on the just-concluded 2026 U.S. Junior and Senior Championships, held earlier this month in St. Louis. Day-by-… Read More »
GM Vladimir Akopian defeated GM Alexander Onischuk 3–1 in the U.S. Senior Championship playoff earlier this afternoon at the Saint Louis Chess Club...
Tang, Belakovskaia, and Woodward Win Titles, Onischuk Forces Playoff with Akopian All good things must come to an end. The quote is sometimes...
Woodward Catches Mishra as Other Leaders Hold On This year’s Junior and Senior champions will be crowned today in St. Louis. Unless, of course, there…
Tang Separates, Other Races Tighten With Two Rounds to Go For the first time, more games ended peacefully than decisively in the 2026 U.S. Junior and…
Tang Takes Over, Other Races Remain Stable After a well-deserved rest day on Sunday, the 2026 U.S. Junior and Senior Championships resumed Monday in…
Seize the Day: Senior Women at the Saint Louis Chess Club Editor’s note: As I teased in yesterday’s report, we’re taking a break from the usual...
Rachael Li Improves to 4/4, All Sections Remain Tight Only two players are better than 3/4 in the 2026 U.S. Junior and Senior Championships. And they…
Hitting the road with GM Jianchao Zhou Editor's note: this story first appeared in the July 2026 issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US…
Clear Leaders Emerge After Round 3 Just three days into the 2026 Junior and Senior Championships, we have a clear leader in all four sections. There’… Read More »