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This week's puzzles again come from the 2024 U.S. Women's Championship, with a focus on the second- and third-place finishers: IMs Begim Tokhirjonova… Read More »

This week's Wednesday Workout highlights some deeper tactical insights from the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship. All coverage of… Read More »

This week's Tactics Tuesday highlights some resourceful tactical moments from IM Carissa Yip's 2024 U.S. Women's Championship triumph last month in… Read More »

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With a round to spare, IM Carissa Yip has won the 2024 U.S. Women’s Championship and the $35,000 first prize (plus a $5,000 winner’s bonus). GM… Read More »

IM Carissa Yip’s perfect run ended yesterday after a fighting loss to FM Megan Lee. Her lead in the U.S. Women’s Championship was narrowed to “only”… Read More »

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All photos courtesy Lennart Ootes/SLCC
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It's all eyes on IM Carissa Yip after another victory, while GM Awonder Liang creeps closer to Open leader GM Fabiano Caruana.

Most major sports competitions go all-out for glamorous halftime shows full of bright lights and music reverberating throughout the stadium.… Read More »

If the rest day was the calm before the storm, then the fifth round of the U.S. Championship was truly the storm, with a whopping ten decisive games… Read More »