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United States to have five competitors ranked among the top 20 players in the world  Image… Read More »
Saint Louis Chess Club Expansion
The nation's chess capital is nearing completion of its 20,000 square foot expansion project, and has October marked for the national championships.… Read More »
GM Wesley So Wins the Opera Euro Rapid
The US Champion beat GM Magnus Carlsen in a Valentine's Day final, the second time in a row in the Champions Chess Tour.Read More »
US Chess Champion Wesley So defeated GM Teimour Radjabov in the Champions Tour semifinals Friday, and will face the World Champion on Saturday.Read… Read More »
After a late, fatal blunder in game two on Tuesday, the US Champion struck back with four consecutive wins to advance to the Champions Chess Tour… Read More »
Opera Euro Rapid
GMs Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez and Sam Shankland will play in the Opera Euro Rapid, beginning Saturday.Read More »
GM Fabiano Caruana at the 2021 Tata Steel Masters
Top American GM Fabiano Caruana couldn’t find the extra half-point he needed in Wijk aan Zee, finishing the 83rd annual Tata Steel Masters tournament… Read More »
GM Fabiano Caruana at the 2021 Tata Steel Masters
GM Fabiano Caruana looks sharp with pivotal games ahead against tournament leader GM Alireza Firouzja and World Champ Magnus Carlsen.Read More »
Lubomir Kavalek 1943-2021
The three-time US Chess Champion and Hall of Fame coach and author passed away January 18. Read More »
The World No. 2 returns to the board for the "Wimbledon of Chess" in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.Read More »
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