Top American Players

2005 World Youth Championship U.S. Delegation
The 2005 sixth-place Team USA featured a lineup of players poised to become tomorrow's national championship contenders.Read More »
Christopher Yoo
The 13-year-old International Master leads all GMs competing for a seat in next year's national championship.Read More »
The US Chess championship event is scheduled for January 3-6, 2021 and will be held on Chess.com.Read More »
US Championship Online Qualifier Final Round Robin
One of eight players will appear in next year's national championship, and several weekend side events for US Chess fans offer cash and prizes.Read… Read More »
Sabina Foisor on Sherlock's Method
On December 10th at 5 PM EST, WGM and 2017 US Women's Champion Sabina Foisor will be our special guest in our "Girls Club ZOOM." Sabina will talk… Read More »
FIDE World Online Championships Cadets and Youth 2020
The U.S. players will play in a final knockout bracket for the online world championship event, starting December 19.Read More »
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Two winners on Sunday will qualify for a Final Round Robin tournament, which awards a seat in the 2021 national chess championship.Read More »
GMs Wesley So and Magnus Carlsen in the Skilling Open Finals
The reigning U.S. Champion beat GM Magnus Carlsen in a blitz playoff for the finals of the $100,000 Skilling Open.Read More »
Top U.S. stars Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So meet Friday after mounting come-from-behind wins in the quarterfinals.Read More »
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Winners from the U1600 and U2000 qualifiers last weekend earned invitations to the following rounds.Read More »
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