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Tatev and Caruana study the photo wall
We’re nearing the finish line at the 2022 U.S. Chess Championships. After 11 rounds, and plenty of drama, the tension is ratcheting up as everything… Read More »
GM Christopher Yoo
The tenth round of the 2022 U.S. Championships saw several of the leaders dangle precipitously on the edge of disaster. Still, in the end, only three… Read More »
A smirking GM Awonder Liang
With only one decisive game in the ninth round of the 2022 U.S. Open Championship, the standings remained relatively constant despite lots of action… Read More »
WIM Megan Lee
The eighth round of the 2022 U.S. Championships saw the action calm down a bit in the Open Championship, with only two decisive games, while the… Read More »
WIM Megan Lee
A wild day of exciting games characterized the seventh round of the 2022 U.S. Championships. In the Open Championship there were four decisive… Read More »
Krush versus Cervantes
With apologies to GM Yasser Seirawan.Read More »
FM Jennifer Yu
The excitement continued unabated in St. Louis on Sunday as the players passed the first third of the U.S. Championships. The fight for first will… Read More »
GM Fabiano Caruana
After the upsets saturating the first three rounds of the 2022 U.S. Championships, Saturday’s fourth round seemed like a quiet return to normalcy —… Read More »
GM Fabiano Caruana
The third round of the 2022 U.S. Championship featured three decisive games. All were won by White, and White was the higher-rated player in all… Read More »
Christopher Yoo
Yoo notches a historic win, while Lee, Lee, and Yu remain perfect after two rounds!Read More »
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