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The three-time US Chess Champion and Hall of Fame coach and author passed away January 18.
The World No. 2 returns to the board for the "Wimbledon of Chess" in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.
American GMs Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana will participate in the international tour, which includes two events in St Louis.
Fabiano Caruana will return to the Tata Steel Chess Tournament as defending champ, but American victories in the event have been few and far between.
American super-GM Hikaru Nakamura headlined a massive charity fundraiser during his performance in the Airthings Masters tournament.
US Chess Champion Wesley So is defending last month's win in World Champion Magnus Carlsen's online chess tour.
US Chess finished the online international championship as the most-decorated delegation from 114 participating national federations.
As of Sunday, U.S. players remain alive in the quarterfinals of all 10 international knockout brackets. World Champions will be decided December 22.
The Brooklyn Grandmaster achieved a must-win in Saturday's Armageddon game over IM Christopher Yoo.
GM Alex Lenderman and IM Christopher Yoo will play one Armageddon playoff game Saturday afternoon for a spot in next year's national championship.