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US Chess Champion Grandmaster GM Wesley So
GMs Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura star in the online Champions Chess Tour finals, while GM Awonder Liang and IM Christopher Yoo will play in the… Read More »
2021 Online Chess Olympiad Runners Up Team USA
Wisconsin GM Awonder Liang scored twice on the junior board, though the U.S. national team fell to Russia in two sets in the Olympiad's final match.
2021 Online Chess Olympiad Final USA vs. Russia
The US Chess national team won in OT for the second consecutive playoff match, and will play Russia in FIDE's Online Olympiad finals Wednesday.
Team USA 2021 FIDE Online Olympiad
Team USA beat Kazakhstan in a thrilling quarterfinal on Monday to become one of the final four teams in FIDE's 2021 Online Olympiad.
2021 Online Olympiad
The US Chess national squad features a solid mix of its veteran guard and next-generation talent in FIDE's second online global team event.
Champions Showdown
The exhibition features GM Garry Kasparov and several Chess960 World Champions past and present, along with a bonus Ultimate Moves game beginning… Read More »
FIDE Online Cadets & Youth Rapid World Cup 2021
The US Chess stars are two of seven Americans who qualified for successive FIDE events to be held later this year.
Aimchess US Rapid featuring GMs Leinier Dominguez and Wesley So
The top American GMs play quarterfinal matches in the online Aimchess US Rapid event, the last Champions Tour event before its live October finals in… Read More »
GM Wesley So
A trio of American chasers couldn't catch the French No. 1 GM in St. Louis, though the reigning US Chess Champion won the overall 2021 Grand Chess… Read More »
2021 Grand Chess Tour Champion GM Wesley So
The reigning US Chess Champion earned the 2021 Grand Chess Tour's top overall prize, but faces a pivotal game against GM Leinier Dominguez on… Read More »
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