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WGM Katerina Nemcova remains perfect in St. Louis after two rounds, while defending US Champion So wins his way to the front of the 2021 national… Read More »
GMs Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Leinier Dominguez were put to early tests in Wednesday's first round of the 2021 US Chess Championship.
The new King and Queen of American chess will be crowned October 19 at the Saint Louis Chess Club.
Tuesday's national chess championship kickoff will feature the drawing of lots and the US Chess HOF inductions of Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield.
Grandmasters Wesley So and Irina Krush will defend their titles as national champions in a return to the boards at the Saint Louis Chess Club.
GMs Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura star in the online Champions Chess Tour finals, while GM Awonder Liang and IM Christopher Yoo will play in the… Read More »
Wisconsin GM Awonder Liang scored twice on the junior board, though the U.S. national team fell to Russia in two sets in the Olympiad's final match.
The US Chess national team won in OT for the second consecutive playoff match, and will play Russia in FIDE's Online Olympiad finals Wednesday.
Team USA beat Kazakhstan in a thrilling quarterfinal on Monday to become one of the final four teams in FIDE's 2021 Online Olympiad.
The US Chess national squad features a solid mix of its veteran guard and next-generation talent in FIDE's second online global team event.