Top American Players

Three Advance to Third Round in World Cup
Leinier Dominguez, Wesley So, and Jeffery Xiong are through to the third round of the 2019 FIDE World Cup. There So meets India’s Santosh Gujrathi… Read More »
Work to Do in Round Two for Team America
After Wednesday’s tiebreak round, where Hikaru Nakamura advanced to the second round of the 2019 FIDE World Cup while Sam Shankland was knocked out… Read More »
Four Americans Advance in FIDE World Cup
Four Americans are through to the second round of the 2019 FIDE World Cup, while two have work to do in Thursday’s rapid playoffs. After their wins… Read More »
2019 World Cup Kicks Off in Khanty-Mansiysk
The 2019 FIDE World Cup kicked off today at the Ugra Chess Academy in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, with 128 players from around the world vying for two… Read More »
Carissa Yip, Our Top Ranked Female Player Internationally, Turns 16
Carissa Yip tries VR chess at the World Chess HOF… Read More »
Cover Stories with Chess Life: September Guest GM Joel Benjamin
The September 2019 edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic… Read More »
Newsflash: Liran Zhou and Alice Lee Earn Gold in China, Bronze for Li and Yan
Alice Lee and Rachael Li, Photo Grant Oen… Read More »
Aronian Wins Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz
Levon Aronian won the 2019 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz with a combined score of 22 points, a half-point ahead of Yu Yangyi, Ding Liren, and Maxime… Read More »
2019 U.S. Women’s Champ to Conduct Chess Exhibition at U.S. Open in Orlando
Jennifer Yu with her 2019 U.S. Women’s Champion… Read More »
A Fitting End to a Fine Event
There’s a very different feel to the U.S. Juniors (and now Seniors) than is found at the U.S. Championships. It’s not that one is more serious than… Read More »
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