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2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship Preview

Octobers in St. Louis are all about championships, even during years when the Cardinals do not make the postseason. As has become an autumnal…

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Norms Earned, Rating Thresholds Reached, and Gotham Dominance Highlight July NYC Norms Invitational

Three players earned norms across the six sections of the July NYC Chess Norms Invitational, with many more reaching or approaching their ratings...
Wednesday Workout

Wednesday Workout: FIDE World Senior Team Championships

Team USA earned three medals at the 2024 FIDE World Senior Team Championship earlier this month in Krakow, Poland. Below are some instructive… Read More »
Hong

Race Tightens with Two Rounds To Go at the U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior Championships

From a “numbers” perspective, round seven’s impact on the standings of the 2024 U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior championships was gentle, at...
Lee

Top Seeds Take Leads Into Home Stretch of U.S. Junior, Girls' Junior, and Senior Championships

Round six of the U.S. Junior, U.S. Girls’ Junior, and U.S. Senior championships is in the books in St. Louis. With just three rounds to go, the final…
Tactics Tuesday

Tactics Tuesday: World Senior Teams

Team USA earned three medals at the 2024 FIDE World Senior Team Championship earlier this month in Krakow, Poland. Below are some instructive… Read More »
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Pan-American Youth Championship XXXIV Report and Recap

Update, July 23, 2024: an earlier version of this story mistakenly reported that Eshaan Hebbar earned an IM norm for his share of first in the Under…
Vidyarthi Su

Clear Leaders in Each Section as Junior, Girls' Junior, Senior Enter Rest Day

As the U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior championships truck on side-by-side in St. Louis, there’s only one thing they each have in common: a...
Hardaway

Fireworks Continue in Round Four of U.S. Junior, Girls’, and Senior Championships

The action continues to heat up in round four of the U.S. Junior, Junior Girls’, and Senior championships, as the players approach the midpoint of… Read More »
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Clarity at the Top After First Third of U.S. Junior, Girls', and Senior Championships

We finally dipped below 50% decisive games, with “only” seven today, but out of these seven, more than half came from a single tournament. SENIOR The…
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Another Decisive Day in the Books After Junior, Girls' Junior, and Senior Championships

The second round of the U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior championships followed the pattern of the first: much excitement culminating in more...

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