Gunina Wins Cairns Cup
GM Valentina Gunina is the clear winner of the 2019 Cairns Cup with 7/9 points. She drew a topsy-turvy game against runner-up GM Alexandra Kosteniuk,…
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Chocolates for Valentina
It’s a Happy Valentine’s Day indeed for GM Valentina Gunina. She wakes up this morning as the sole leader in the 2019 Cairns Cup after…
Artemiev and Karthikeyan Shine in Gibraltar
Mere days after former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik retired from professional chess, another ‘Vlad’, 20-year-old GM Vladislav Artemiev of Russia, signaled his arrival by winning…
2019 U.S. Collegiate Rapid & Blitz, Saint Louis, March 16-17
Mark your calendars for a new National event, with the premiere edition taking place at SLU, a couple days prior to the U.S. Championship and…
U.S. Champion Shankland Finishes Tata Steel Strong
U.S. Champion GM Sam Shankland ended Tata Steel Chess (January 12-27) with a solid even score, good for a rating point gain in the elite…
Best of CLO 2018 #6-US Chess School in San Fran by Shlyakhtenko
The #6 article in Best of CLO 2018 is US Chess School in San Fran: Sam Takes the Chocolate by NM Robert Shlyakhtenko. Judges praised Robert’s humor…
Cairns’ Cup, Elite Women’s Event, Announces Field
SAINT LOUIS (January 25, 2019) – Women the world over will descend upon the Saint Louis Chess Club to compete in the inaugural Cairns Cup, an elite…
2019 Grand Chess Tour Expands
Saint Louis, MO, January 24, 2019 – The fifth edition of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) will see the tour expand to eight tournaments and increase…
Best of CLO 2018 #7- Eyes Wide Open: Al Lawrence on Gareyev’s U.S. Open Win
The #7 article in Best of CLO 2018 is Eyes Wide Open: Gareyev Wins 2018 U.S. Open by Al Lawrence. Judges praised the engaging style…
Liem and Stukopin Win Bay Area International; Yoo Becomes America’s Youngest IM
2019 kicked off with one of the strongest open tournaments taking place on U.S. soil in 2019: the Bay Area International, a nine round super-swiss…
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