Top American Players
![WIM Rochelle Wu](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/rochelle-wu-rd4-2021-girls-junior-slcc-bryan-adams.jpg.webp?itok=eMTufDry)
With four rounds in the books at the 2021 U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior Championships, we are beginning to get a sense of who is in form,… Read More »
![IM Leonid Sokolin](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/sokolin21seniorchamps.jpg.webp?itok=7RP8fyNb)
The Connecticut 20-year-old scored a big win over GM Nicolas Checa Sunday, while the only IM in the Senior field has won twice in a row.Read More »
![GM Hans Moke Niemann at the 2021 U.S. Juniors Championship in St. Louis, MO. // photo Austin Fuller, Saint Louis Chess Club](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/niemann21juniors.jpg.webp?itok=wSV6pRbS)
FM Robert Shlyakhtenko annotates two wins by GM Hans Moke Niemann and IM Annie Wang, who lead the U.S. Juniors and Girls Championships after two… Read More »
![IM Carissa Yip at the 2021 FIDE Women's World Cup](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/yip21worldcup.jpg.webp?itok=F2WAiJPs)
Six US Chess stars remain in Sochi, Russia in the 2021 FIDE World Cup, including IM Carissa Yip as the last American standing in the first-ever Women… Read More »
![2021 US Chess Juniors Championship](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/21juniorschampshall.jpg.webp?itok=FHQ7zgn2)
FM Robert Shlyakhtenko annotates Friday's Game of the Day by IM Christopher Yoo, as three national championship events begin in St. Louis.Read More »
![2021 FIDE World Cup Tournament Hall in Sochi, Russia](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/21worldcuphall.jpg.webp?itok=cX3tzhYq)
US Chess is represented by 17 American qualifiers in this year's World Cup and the first-ever Women’s World Cup. Read More »
![GM Sam Shankland 2021 Prague Chess Festival Masters Winner](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/shanklandpraguemasters21.jpg.webp?itok=Z85_TeJJ)
After his stunning return to the board at the 2021 Prague Masters, CLO caught up with the two-time Olympic gold medalist on his way to Sochi for the… Read More »
![WIM Thalia Cervantes](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/thaliacervantes19juniors.jpg.webp?itok=TRZ6U04t)
National championship chess returns to the board in America’s Chess Capital on July 15 with the 2021 U.S. Juniors and Senior Championships. Read More…
![Grandmaster Wesley So Wins the Paris Rapid and Blitz event Grand Chess Tour](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/wesleysowinsparisgct.jpg.webp?itok=NpX4ehP9)
Two dimensions, three dimensions, less time or more: American GM Wesley So is playing elite chess across all boards.Read More »
![So - Paris GCT Rapid - Lennart Ootes](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/So-Paris-GCT-Rapid-Lennart-Ootes.jpg.webp?itok=e0ZKyPZp)
American GMs Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So headline the 2021 Tour with five OTB tournaments this summer, kicking off with back-to-back events in… Read More »