Top American Players

Sadorra, Xiong & Wheeler Top Southwest Open; Hilby Earns GM Norm
Jeffery Xiong at the 2016 U.S. Championships.… Read More »
Yoo Wins CalChess State Champs, Hunts Third Norm
Christopher Yoo getting his prize check from… Read More »
Cover Stories with Chess Life Featuring Grandmaster Moradiabadi
2018 National Open Champ, GM Cristian Chirila… Read More »
Can You Calculate Like the 2018 Sinquefield Cup Co-champions?
Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, and Levon Aronian, the winners of the first three Sinquefield Cups in 2013, 2014, and 2015 respectively, have tied… Read More »
Aronian, Caruana and Carlsen Share Sinquefield Cup Title
Fabiano Caruana, Photo Lennart Ootes In an unexpected finale to the 2018 Sinquefield Cup (August 17-28), Grandmasters Levon Aronian, Fabiano… Read More »
John Burke Wins 2018 US Masters
With so many strong players in attendance, who would emerge as the player(s) best able to concentrate, or most adept at taking calculated risks at… Read More »
Fabiano Caruana Leads Going into Championship Monday
Caruana in round 8, Photo Lennart Ootes… Read More »
Caruana Keeps Lead in Dramatic Draw Against Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen vs. Fabiano Caruana, Photo Lennart Ootes In a much anticipated World Championship prelude, Fabiano Caruana found himself in trouble… Read More »
Four-Time U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura
One of Nakamura's greatest tournament performances was his victory at Tata Steel 2011, which was one of the few times in history that an American has… Read More »
Caruana Captures Clear Lead in Cup, Faces Carlsen Next
Fabiano Caruana, Photo Lennart Ootes World Championship challenger Fabiano Caruana was the first person to take the clear lead at the Sinquefield… Read More »
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