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Chris Merli and Alex Lenderman
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? After pressing an advantage for several hours, we convince ourselves we missed our best chances and… Read More »
Chris Merli presents the US Open trophy to Aleksandr Lenderman
Grandmaster Aleksandr Lenderman drew his Round Nine game with GM Benjamin Gledura to win the 2021 U.S. Open with a score of 8.5/9. Play is still… Read More »
2021 U.S. Open logoi
With only one round remaining, the race is heating up in Cherry Hill. The race for second place, that is. GM Aleksandr… Read More »
GM Aleksandr Lenderman
GM Aleks Lenderman has done it again! The New York GM is on a perfect 7/7 with two rounds to go in the 2021 US Open, coming off an impressive victory… Read More »
GM Hans Niemann (photo Iredia Ekhato)
Tonight, we become one. Over 500 players merge for the final three rounds of the US Open, all wondering whether anyone can catch GM… Read More »
GM Aleksandr Lenderman
GM Aleksandr Lenderman is perfect through five in the traditional schedule, while another 150 players joined the fray in Cherry Hill on Thursday.Read… Read More »
121st U.S. Open
The Denker, Haring, Barber, Rockefeller and Irwin tournaments of state champions all found their 2021 winners in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.Read More »
IM Igor Khmelnitsky vs. FM Doug Eckert
Five invitational events for national championships will deliver new crowns Wednesday, alongside the 121st U.S. Open in Cherry Hill, NJ. Read More »
GM Awonder Liang
Five invitational tournaments began over the weekend alongside the 2021 U.S. Open, including the Irwin Senior Championship that saw both GMs stumble.… Read More »
GMs Sergey Karjakin and Sam Shankland at the 2021 FIDE World Cup
The California GM came tantalizingly close, but finishes his stellar run at the 2021 FIDE World Cup with a tiebreaker loss to GM Sergey Karjakin.Read… Read More »
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