Top American Players

GM Sam Shankland 2021 Prague Chess Festival Masters Winner
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
National championship chess returns to the board in America’s Chess Capital on July 15 with the 2021 U.S. Juniors and Senior Championships.
Grandmaster Wesley So Wins the Paris Rapid and Blitz event Grand Chess Tour
Two dimensions, three dimensions, less time or more: American GM Wesley So is playing elite chess across all boards.
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 »
US Chess Champion Grandmaster GM Wesley So
The reigning US Chess Champion once again met the World Champion at the end of a Champions Chess Tour event, but this time settles for second place.
Wesley So Fabiano Caruana Magnus Carlsen
Hikaru Nakamura lost a fiery rematch and Fabiano Caruana lost just three total games, but US Chess Champ So is the only American left in the latest… Read More »
Fabiano Caruana Ian Nepo
World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana joins American GMs Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura in studded lineup featuring the top-10 chess players on the planet.
Dr. Alexey Root is looking for the following six games to complete her book, United States Women's Chess Champions. Two of the games were played… Read More »
The American blitz specialist seeks his first finals appearance against Azerbaijani GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the fifth leg of the Champions Chess… Read More »
For the fourteenth and final installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed GM Ding Liren's victory over GM… Read More »
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