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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 »
The 2018 Grand Chess Tour has kicked off in Belgium with Your Next Move, a rapid and blitz tournament. Wesley So currently leads convincingly… Read More »
The 2018 US Olympic teams are set, with a formidable Open squad featuring three of the top ten players in the World, including World Championship… Read More »
The Grandmasters of the Grand Chess Tour, Your Next Move: Anand, Aronian, Nakamura, So, Giri, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov, Karjakin and… Read More »
GM Sam Shankland, Photo IM Eric Rosen
US Champion Sam Shankland is not slowing down. After winning the Championship ahead of the American "Big… Read More »
Fabiano Caruana vs. Hikaru Nakamura, Photo Cathy Rogers
Three US Amigos Star in Norwegian Supertournament
Stavanger, the fjordland home of the… Read More »
Nazi Paikidze after winning the 2018 US Women's Championship. Photo: Lennart Ootes
Nazi Paikidze
2018 and 2016 U.S. Women's Champion and… Read More »
Fabiano Caruana reenacting his 2014 Sinquefield Cup victory pose. Photo: Lennart Ootes
Fabiano Caruana
2018 World Championship Challenger and Super-… Read More »
So far, Magnus Carlsen is looking like his peak self. After only 3 games, he's gained a full point lead on the field.