Top American Players

IM Carissa Yip
America's three-time Girls champion has stepped in front of a hotly contested national title fight in the Saint Louis Chess Club.Read More »
GM Fabiano Caruana
America's top-seed GM Fabiano Caruana lost back-to-back games for the first time in his history in the US Chess Championship.Read More »
GM Fabiano Caruana
A wobbly World No. 2 GM Fabiano Caruana was knocked down by 2021 US Chess Championship wildcard GM Naroditsky on Monday.Read More »
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Welcome to the October 2021 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication… Read More »
IM Carissa Yip
IM Carissa Yip happily accepted a blunder by GM Irina Krush, while World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana was let off the hook in the fourth round of the… Read More »
GM Fabiano Caruana in the Saint Louis Chess Club
Five players, including GM Fabiano Caruana, turned in their first wins of the 2021 national chess championships in the Saint Louis Chess Club.Read… Read More »
WGM Katerina Nemcova
WGM Katerina Nemcova remains perfect in St. Louis after two rounds, while defending US Champion So wins his way to the front of the 2021 national… Read More »
GM Fabiano Caruana at the 2021 US Chess Championship
GMs Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Leinier Dominguez were put to early tests in Wednesday's first round of the 2021 US Chess Championship.Read More »
2021 U.S. Chess Championship
The new King and Queen of American chess will be crowned October 19 at the Saint Louis Chess Club.Read More »
2021 U.S. Chess Championship
Tuesday's national chess championship kickoff will feature the drawing of lots and the US Chess HOF inductions of Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield.Read… Read More »
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