Top American Players
![GM Hikaru Nakamura](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/nakamurasaintlouisrb.jpg.webp?itok=mIx7tjYI)
GM Hikaru Nakamura is the only player left without a loss halfway through a decisive Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz event, part of the Grand Chess… Read More »
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US Chess' top-six Grandmasters are featured as part of the international tour's 2021 finale, which began in St. Louis on Wednesday.Read More »
![Chris Merli and Alex Lenderman](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/lenderman-wins-2021-us-open-with-chris-merli-hartmann_0.jpg.webp?itok=Unsw5gui)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/lenderman-wins-2021-us-open-with-chris-merli-hartmann.jpg.webp?itok=TYnCvXnw)
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 »
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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](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/lendermanusopen21.jpg.webp?itok=XEhazgdB)
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)](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/niemann-2021-us-open-4-day-1.jpg.webp?itok=2PwoSj5o)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/lendermanusopen21.jpg.webp?itok=XEhazgdB)
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 »
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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](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/irwinchampmatch2021.jpg.webp?itok=wYrbCExi)
Five invitational events for national championships will deliver new crowns Wednesday, alongside the 121st U.S. Open in Cherry Hill, NJ. Read More »