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WIM Megan Lee
The eighth round of the 2022 U.S. Championships saw the action calm down a bit in the Open Championship, with only two decisive games, while the… Read More »
Krush versus Cervantes
With apologies to GM Yasser Seirawan.
GM Elshan Moradiabadi at the 2022 U.S. Open. Photo: Mark Cieslikowski
One of the best things about the U.S. Open is that it is one section. No masters and above section, and no U1600 group — instead, it’s all-play-all,… Read More »
Alireza Firouzja following his playoff win at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. Photo: Ootes/SLCC
Alireza Firouzja won the 2022 Sinquefield Cup in a two-game Rapids tiebreak playoff with Ian Nepomniachtchi. There were no decisive games in the… Read More »
2022 Sinquefield field after Carlsen withdrawl
What a first week for the 2022 Sinquefield Cup! Not only did chess once again appear in all the world’s major media, there were actually a lot of… Read More »
2022 Sinquefield Cup Competitors
If you still haven’t gotten your end-of-summer fix of super-grandmaster chess with the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz this past weekend, the Saint… Read More »
Alrieza Firouzja outside the Saint Louis Chess Club. Photo: Ootes
He promised himself that when he came Saint Louis, he would win the tournament.   Tweet URL… Read More »
2022 STL Rapid Blitz field
There’s always something going on at the Saint Louis Chess Club, but even by their standards, the next two months are gonna be lit. The Sinquefield… Read More »
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Three players lead on 7/8 going into the final round of the 2022 U.S. Open. In a key board one matchup, GM Elshan Moradiabadi held onto a draw… Read More »
Zhou - Chasin - Rodrigue-Lemieux, 2022 Charlotte Norm Invitational
After five intense days, we have reached the end of the journey for the 28th Charlotte Chess Center (CCC) Norm Invitational. There was a lot of… Read More »
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