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Akobian and Dlugy are texting
The players came ready to rumble on Thursday at the 2022 Juniors and Senior Championships. No fewer than 13 of 15 of the seventh round… Read More »
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The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2022 Annual Award recipients. Congratulations to all of these individuals and organizations who… Read More »
WFM Sophie Morris-Suzuki
After the rest day, the players came out fighting in the sixth round of the 2022 Junior, Girls' Junior, and Senior Championships. With the… Read More »
GM Larry Christiansen, 2022 U.S. Senior Championship. Photo: Fuller/SLCC
If you expected Monday's fifth round to be fighting, thanks to the promise of a rest day on Tuesday, you would have been right. The players in the… Read More »
WFM Sophie Morris-Suzuki
No prisoners were taken in the fourth round of the 2022 U.S. Senior, Junior, and Girls’ Junior Championships, with 12 (out of 15!) decisive games… Read More »
Abhi Mishra
The 2022 Girls Junior Championship was where the most dramatic action was on Saturday, including some spectacular games that came down to the wire.… Read More »
Pedro Espinosa in round 2 of the 2022 U.S. Junior Championship. Photo: Bryan Adams/SLCC
In the second day of the 2022 U.S. Junior and Senior Championships in St. Louis, the competitors began jostling for position. Clear leaders formed in… Read More »
2022 Senior and Juniors playing hall
Many chess events that we once took for granted have either disappeared or morphed in these last few years. But one certainty remains: a trio of… Read More »
GM Ding Liren
It’s over. It’s finally over.Read More »
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi is one of only six players (as noted by @Eyal_P_Sto_) to win two Candidates cycles after Sunday’s draw with GM Richard Rapport… Read More »
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