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The 2026 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship wasted no time, delivering us a host of exciting pairings right from the jump. Round 1… Read More »
Will we finally see a new champion in either the U.S. Championship or the U.S. Women’s Championship this year? Not if either of our Olympiad top… Read More »
On his personal Substack, Lit and Chess, FM Andy Lee reflected on his thought process after "flash-annotating" for Chess Life Online. His insight is… Read More »
Team USA’s shot at gold took a significant hit in the Open after today’s 2½–1½ loss against hosts Uzbekistan in Round 9. The women’s team rebounded… Read More »
Both USA teams enter Tuesday’s rest day after a tough couple of rounds, with the Open team tied for fourth at 10/12 and the Women’s team tied for… Read More »
Team USA suffered its first match loss in the Open today, losing 1½–2½ to Germany when GM Frederik Svane defeated GM Hans Niemann on Board 3 and GM… Read More »
Both American teams currently boast 6/6 scores after three rounds of the 11-round 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad. Of the 205 teams competing in the Open,… Read More »
Californian IM Julian Colville won the 2026 U.S. Cadet Championship in a playoff over New York’s FM Aditeya Das to claim the national Under-16 title… Read More »