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Shared Leaders in Both Sections After Round 5 at the U.S. Championships

After the rest day, players came recharged — and Round 5 of the 2025 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships brought no shortage of drama and… Read More »

U.S. Championships Round 4: So maintains Open lead; Sargsyan moves into clear 1st in Women’s

Image Image Caption The Saint Louis Chess… Read More »

Wednesday Workout: 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, Pt. 2

This week's puzzles continue our series on the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, which concluded last Tuesday in Almaty, Kazakhstan (flash report… Read More »

Round 3: Women Bring Fire to Board, Wesley So Takes Lead

Round 3 saw great attacking games in both the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women’s Championship. U.S. Women’s ChampionshipThe women gave us… Read More »

Tactics Tuesday: 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, Pt. 3

This week's puzzles continue our series on the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, which concluded last month in Almaty, Kazakhstan (flash report |… Read More »

Sargsyan and Woodward Display Brilliant Play in Round 2

The 2025 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championships in St. Louis are unfolding with drama, tension, and upsets in every round. Both fields are fiercely… Read More »

2025 U.S. Championships: Sun is Shining, Caruana is Cruising, but Pourkashiyan Upsets Yip

Image Image Caption Dr. Jeanne Cairns… Read More »

Clutch Chess and U.S. Championships: SLCC's Grand Re-Opening

Clutch Chess: The Legends Image Image Caption… Read More »

Wednesday Workout: 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, Pt. 1

This week's puzzles begin our series on the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, which concluded last Tuesday in Almaty, Kazakhstan (flash report |… Read More »

Tactics Tuesday: 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, Pt. 2

This week's puzzles continue our series on the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, which concluded last Tuesday in Almaty, Kazakhstan (flash report… Read More »

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