Top American Players

Wednesday Workout
The Prague Chess Festival 2024 did not feature any Americans in the Masters section (featured here), but GM Abhimanyu Mishra had a strong finish in… Read More »
Tactics Tuesday
The 2024 American Cup begins today in St. Louis. The event is an excellent opportunity to follow some of the country's top players and maybe… Read More »
Naka
The 2024 American Cup kicks off at the Saint Louis Chess Center, tomorrow, March 12. The ten-day blowout showcases 16 top American players in an… Read More »
Tactics Tuesday
With the second semifinal in the Team Chess Battle 2024 about to kick off on Chess.com, this week's Tactics Tuesday decided to take a look at… Read More »
Tani 2021
FM Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi earned his final IM norm at the 15th annual Southwest Class, held February 15 through 19 in Irving, Texas. For some… Read More »
courtesy orgs Maria Emelianova
While “Freestyle” chess, under one name or another, has enjoyed several marquee events featuring top grandmasters over the past few years, the… Read More »
Woodward
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the February 2024 issue of Chess Life Magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member… Read More »
GOAT
Fischer-Random. Chess960. Chess 9LX. There are 960 different possible starting positions and almost as many names for the increasingly popular… Read More »
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Editor's note: This article has been updated on Friday, February 9, with 16 more games featuring key matches from Divisions II and III, including… Read More »
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