Top American Players

For the eight installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed GM Fabiano Caruana's smashing victory over GM… Read More »

The American junior stars were solid in the Polgar Challenge, the first event of the $100,000 series showcasing the world's next generation of talent.

Carissa Yip, Awonder Liang and Christopher Yoo will play in a series of high-stakes international Junior events organized by the World Champion's… Read More »

The US Chess Champion stumbled in the semifinals against eventual winner Giri, then dropped the third-place match to the World Champion.

The Champions Chess Tour's second "Major" event offers an increased $220,000 prize fund and an invitation to the tour finale in September.

The fourth tournament in the Champions Chess Tour is a Major event offering $200,000 and an invitation to the September tour finals.

The All-America team was created in 1987 as one of the highest national honors attainable for chess players aged 18 and under.

The New York Grandmaster knocked off three other GMs and finished a full point ahead of the pack.

United States to have five competitors ranked among the top 20 players in the world
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The nation's chess capital is nearing completion of its 20,000 square foot expansion project, and has October marked for the national championships.