Top American Players
Awonder Liang, Photo Austin Fuller
Grandmaster Awonder Liang broke through as the clear leader in the US Junior Championship (Saint Louis, July 11… Read More »
The 2018 Minnesota GM Norm Tournament was held at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West. The ten player round robin (June 15-19) was only the… Read More »
As an exciting summer of junior chess and international competition heats up, The West Coast chess community is excited to host the US Cadet National… Read More »
Jamaal Abdul-Alim interviews Illia Nyzhnyk, Photo Daaim Shabazz
PHILADELPHIA — Even before GM Illia I. Nyzhnyk found himself on track to… Read More »
The vast majority of the top chess players in the world started playing the game at an extremely young age. Sam Shankland completely broke this… Read More »
Congratulations to Grandmaster Cristian Chirila, our new National Open Champion. Cristian won the Edmondson Cup and the $8000 prize with 6/7, a half… Read More »
For the third major tournament in a row, a member of the American "Big Three" grandmasters was the winner. This time, it was Hikaru Nakamura's turn.
Wesley So is not only currently the sole leader, but he got there with 5 decisive games out of 6 rounds.
IM David Pruess interviewed by WFM Alexandra Botez at the PRO Chess League Finals in San Francisco. Photo Eric Rosen
US Chess wishes a Happy Father… Read More »
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American Grandmaster Wesley So prevailed in the Lueven leg of the Grand Chess Tour in a dramatic finale. Wesley So… Read More »