Top American Players
Hikaru Nakamura on the Candidates, streaming, and the future of American chess. A Chess Life exclusive.
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 »
The 3rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities begins this week in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with the opening ceremony on Thursday and the first… Read More »
American GM Wesley So won his second straight Sinquefield Cup, his third total, after a playoff against Indian GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu that went… Read More »
For the first time, the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC)’s two premier international events are taking place side-by-side. The Grand Chess Tour (GCT)’s… Read More »
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Tang makes it two in a… Read More »
This week's puzzles continue our series on the just-concluded 2026 U.S. Junior and Senior Championships, held last month at the Saint Louis Chess… Read More »
GM Grigoriy Oparin (MO) defeated GM Jianchao Zhou (MA) in Armageddon to win the 2026 U.S. Open title and clinch a spot in this October’s U.S.… Read More »
Four Lead with U.S. Championship Spot on the Line
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After four and a half days of varying schedules, Friday night’s Round 7 at the 126th U.S. Open, in Grand Rapids, Mich., saw all the players merge… Read More »