US Open

2019 Denker field. Photo by Ana Vivas.
Each year, US Chess hosts five premier invitational events (the Rockefeller event begins in 2020):
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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 »

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… Read More »

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… Read More »

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 »

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… Read More »

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 »

IM Kostya Kavutskiy will be presenting an annotated Game of the Day each day over the course of the 120th U.S. Open. Today, in fact, he presents two… Read More »

Everyone who has played a U.S. Open knows about “The Merge.”
Trying to accommodate as many players as possible, US Chess offers three schedules for… Read More »

IM Kostya Kavutskiy will be presenting an annotated Game of the Day each day over the course of the 120th U.S. Open. After missing yesterday due to… Read More »