Top American Players
With a round to spare, IM Carissa Yip has won the 2024 U.S. Women’s Championship and the $35,000 first prize (plus a $5,000 winner’s bonus). GM… Read More »
IM Carissa Yip’s perfect run ended yesterday after a fighting loss to FM Megan Lee. Her lead in the U.S. Women’s Championship was narrowed to “only”… Read More »
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All photos courtesy Lennart Ootes/SLCC
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It's all eyes on IM Carissa Yip after another victory, while GM Awonder Liang creeps closer to Open leader GM Fabiano Caruana.
Most major sports competitions go all-out for glamorous halftime shows full of bright lights and music reverberating throughout the stadium.… Read More »
If the rest day was the calm before the storm, then the fifth round of the U.S. Championship was truly the storm, with a whopping ten decisive games… Read More »
Round four of the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship saw last year’s defending champions GM Fabiano Caruana and IM Carissa Yip each… Read More »
The third round of the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship each produced three decisive results, giving us plenty to dive into today… Read More »
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Carissa Yip leads the field with a 2/2 score, but… Read More »
On the eve of National Chess Day, the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship kicked off at the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC) with two… Read More »