Top American Players

Chess Life September 2022
This month’s issue contains our complete coverage of the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament, with in-depth analysis and annotations of all the critical… Read More »
2022 STL Rapid Blitz field
There’s always something going on at the Saint Louis Chess Club, but even by their standards, the next two months are gonna be lit. The Sinquefield… Read More »
2022 FIDE Olympiad, Round 11. Photo: Ootes
With wins by both of our teams in rounds nine and ten, the Americans had put themselves in medal contention, which is a place most teams would be… Read More »
Tatev, Begim, and Melik
Both U.S. Olympiad teams held serve in Round 10, with the Open team defeating Turkey and the Women’s team defeating Indonesia – both with scores of 3… Read More »
Team USA laughing at 2022 Olympiad
Open Image   After the struggles in the two previous… Read More »
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Three players lead on 7/8 going into the final round of the 2022 U.S. Open. In a key board one matchup, GM Elshan Moradiabadi held onto a draw… Read More »
2022 FIDE Olympiad Round 7 Scoreboard. Photo: Stev Bonhage
Following the rest day at the 44th FIDE Olympiad, the United States Open team faced Armenia in a match for first place. It would prove to be one of… Read More »
US Open team
The sixth round of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad saw the American teams emerge victorious in both sections, although in very different ways — by the… Read More »
Playing Hall Round 5 FIDE Olympiad 2022. Photo: Ootes
The U.S. team beat Israel 2½ - 1½ this round to stay close to the leaders, but it wasn’t easy.
USA vs Uzbekistan, Aug 1, 2022
In Monday's fourth round of the 2022 FIDE Olympiad, the USA’s Open team narrowly avoided losing to Uzbekistan, with the match ending in a 2-2 tie.… Read More »
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