2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships: Day 7 Recap
Today’s round was quite dramatic with several decisive games between the two sections. In the U.S. Championship, reigning champion GM Wesley So and GM Sam Sevian both won their games to catch GM Alex Lenderman in the lead with 4.5/7. Meanwhile, previous co-leader GM Ray Robson lost a long game to GM Fabiano Caruana, who […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships – Day 6 Recap
Grandmasters Ray Robson and Alex Lenderman remained as leaders of the U.S. Championship after their individual encounter ended in a hard-fought draw. With 4.0/6 the two leaders are chased by GM Wesley So, GM Leinier Dominguez, and GM Sam Sevian, who stunned GM Fabiano Caruana in today’s round. In the U.S. Women’s Championship, both IM […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships – Day 5 Recap
GM Alex Lenderman continued to surge today after winning a marathon 140-move game against GM Sam Sevian to tie GM Ray Robson at the top of the U.S. Championship standings. Meanwhile, GM Daniel Naroditsky stunned top seed GM Fabiano Caruana with the Black pieces, sending the U.S. No. 1 back to an even score. In […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships Day 4 Recap
GM Ray Robson grabbed the clear lead with 3.0/4 in the U.S. Championship, after defeating a struggling GM Jeffery Xiong in today’s round. Meanwhile, GM Leinier Dominguez took advantage of a late-endgame slip by GM Sam Shankland to jump into a large tie for second place with 2.5/4. In the U.S. Women’s Championship, IM Carissa […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships Day 3 Recap
Top-seed GM Fabiano Caruana scored his first win of the U.S. Championship, defeating GM John Burke to propel himself into shared first place along with GM Wesley So, GM Ray Robson, and GM Sam Sevian. In the U.S. Women’s Championship, tournament leader WGM Katerina Nemcova was held to a draw by WIM Ashritha Eswaran, but […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships – Day 2 Recap
It was another hectic day at the U.S. Championships as only WGM Katerina Nemcova remained on a perfect score in either section, defeating 2018 U.S. Women’s Champion, WGM Sabina Foisor to reach 2/2. In the open, Dominguez pressed top-seed Caruana for 108 moves, but missed his winning chances along the way. Meanwhile, the 2020 U.S. […]
2021 U.S & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships – Day 1 Recap
The 2021 U.S. Championship & U.S. Women’s Championship kicked off today, featuring 24 of the country’s top players battling it out for two national titles. In the U.S. Championship, only GM Ray Robson and GM John Burke managed to win their first round games, while in the U.S. Women’s Championship GM Irina Krush, WGM Katerina […]
2021 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships Fields Announced
For more information, please contact:Rebecca BuffingtonMarketing & Event Manager(314)[email protected] 2021 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships Fields Announced The Saint Louis Chess Club to Host Nation’s Top Chess Talent Along with 2020 U.S. Chess and 2021 World Chess Hall of Fames Inductions SAINT LOUIS, September 21, 2021 – The Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) is […]
Leinier Dominguez Wins the 2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Tournament
For more information, please contact:Rebecca BuffingtonMarketing & Event Manager(314)[email protected] Leinier Dominguez Wins the 2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Tournament Saint Louis Grandmaster Takes Home the $37,500 First Prize SAINT LOUIS, September 13, 2021 – GM Leinier Dominguez secured victory in the 2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX after winning a dramatic final round game against GM […]
2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Day 3 Recap
Leinier Dominguez secured victory in the 2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX after winning a dramatic final round game against Levon Aronian and ending with 6.0/9 points. Finishing in second place were Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Sam Shankland, all on 5.5/9, while former World Champion Garry Kasparov concluded an impressive performance with 5.0/9. 2021 Champions […]