Top American Players
The thrilling STL Rapid & Blitz is beginning again at the Saint Louis Chess Club this weekend. Let's take a look at the competitors.
Timur Gareyev faced Awonder Liang in the final… Read More »
Veronika Zilajeva, our new National Girls Tournament of Champions winner, talks to Jennifer Shahade about her victory in Madison, the links between… Read More »
GM Timur Gareyev, Photo Henk Prinsloo
Results are in at the U.S. Open, held from July 28-August 5th in Madison, Wisconsin. Timur Gareyev took… Read More »
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 »