Top American Players
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.
The US Champion beat GM Magnus Carlsen in a Valentine's Day final, the second time in a row in the Champions Chess Tour.
US Chess Champion Wesley So defeated GM Teimour Radjabov in the Champions Tour semifinals Friday, and will face the World Champion on Saturday.
After a late, fatal blunder in game two on Tuesday, the US Champion struck back with four consecutive wins to advance to the Champions Chess Tour… Read More »