Top American Players

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 »
Americans Abroad: So Advances in Riga, Dominguez Dominates in Dortmund
Wesley So advanced to the semi-finals of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga, Latvia today, defeating Sergey Karjakin in blitz tiebreaks. Karjakin and So… Read More »
Americans Abroad - Riga GP and Dortmund
While the U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior Championships are dominating America’s chess attention these days, our elite players are elsewhere, doing… Read More »
U.S. Junior, Girls, Senior: Youth and Experience in Rd 1
The 2019 U.S. Junior, Girls, and Inaugural Senior Championships got underway today at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The first round had everything:… Read More »
Star Studded Senior, Junior, Girls Champs Begin in Saint Louis
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