US Open
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One of eight players will appear in next year's national championship, and several weekend side events for US Chess fans offer cash and prizes.Read… Read More »
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US Chess will be accepting bids for an Online US Championship Qualifier to fill the void of the spot that was left unfilled by the cancellation of… Read More »
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US Chess announces that the 2020 U.S. Open has been canceled due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 global pandemic. It will not be rescheduled.… Read More »
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2019 Denker field. Photo by Ana Vivas.
Each year, US Chess hosts five premier invitational events (the Rockefeller event begins in 2020… Read More »
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The following policy has been reviewed and approved by the US Chess Scholastic Council and US Chess Executive Board. It applies to all national… Read More »
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As an arbiter, I am in a unique position to see many things unfold in chess that are normally unnoticed. I would like to share some fun things that… Read More »
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IM Kostya Kavutskiy will be presenting an annotated Game of the Day each day over the course of the 120th U.S. Open. Today he analyzes the final… Read More »
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Grandmaster Illia Nyzhnyk scored an astounding 8/9 to win the 2019 U.S. Open. He takes home $6400 for his efforts, plus a bonus of $200 for… Read More »
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IM Kostya Kavutskiy will be presenting an annotated Game of the Day each day over the course of the 120th U.S. Open. Today he analyzes a game by the… Read More »
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GM Illia Nyzhnyk leads the 2019 U.S. Open at 7/8 after a win last night over IM Daniel Fernandez. Eleven players (!) are a half-point behind at 6.5/8… Read More »