The 2012 U.S. Junior Closed Championships begins today, and the marquee match-up features GM-elect Conrad Holt vs IM Darwin Yang. Read on to find out more!
The 2012 U.S. Junior Championship will feature a 16-player field and record-breaking prize fund of $18,000! The winner of the event will earn a ticket to the 2013 U.S. Championship.
The winners for the the 2012 U.S. Championships Fantasy Chess promotion have been announced! Thanks to all who participated, and congrats to Toby Boas who narrowly edged out the competition on tiebreaks!
IM Irina Krush defeated IM Anna Zatonskih in a rapid playoff to clinch her fourth U.S. Women's Championship title. Krush won the first game handily, and took advantage of time-pressure blunder by Zatonskih to seal the victory.
GM Hikaru Nakamura scored a huge victory in round 10 over GM Gata Kamsky, then bested GM Yasser Seirawan in the final round to seal the deal. IMs Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih both won as well to force a playoff.
