2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Day 2 Recap
Leinier Dominguez surged to the top of the standings after winning all three of his games today, finishing with a total score of 4.5/6. Yesterday’s leader, Caruana, could only score 1.5/3 and ended the day in clear second place with 4.0/6. Meanwhile, former World Champion Garry Kasparov bounced back from a rocky start to score […]
2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Day 1 Recap
American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana emerged as the clear leader after Day 1 of the 2021 Champions Showdown, scoring two wins and one draw in the exciting Chess 9LX rapid format. Tied for second place with 2.0/3 are Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Sam Shankland, each of whom lost a game in addition to scoring two […]
Saint Louis Chess Club To Host Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX
For more information, please contact:Rebecca BuffingtonMarketing & Event Manager(314)[email protected] Saint Louis Chess Club To Host Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Tournament to Feature Ten of the World’s Best including Legendary World Champion Garry Kasparov and the top American Players SAINT LOUIS, September 2, 2021 – The top international chess superstars are set to battle it out […]
2021 U.S. Junior, U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Senior Champions Crowned in Saint Louis
For more information, please contact:Rebecca BuffingtonMarketing & Event Manager(314)[email protected] 2021 U.S. Junior, U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Senior Champions Crowned in Saint Louis GM Hans Niemann, IM Annie Wang, and GM Gregory Kaidanov emerge victorious in the U.S. Junior, U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Senior Championships SAINT LOUIS (Wednesday, June 30) – The national junior […]
2021 U.S. Senior Championship Playoff Recap
GM Gregory Kaidanov won the 2021 U.S. Senior Championship title after defeating GM Larry Christiansen in an exciting playoff tiebreak, scoring 1.5 – 0.5 in the two-game rapid match. After a draw in game one, Kaidanov seized his chance in game two, finding a brilliant resource to win an exchange and convert his advantage in […]
U.S. Juniors and Senior Championship: Day 9 Recap
Two national champions were crowned today as both GM Hans Niemann and IM Annie Wang clinched victories in the 2021 U.S. Junior Championships, both winning $10,000 scholarships in addition to the first place prize. Meanwhile, GM Larry Christiansen won a critical last round game in the U.S. Senior, forcing a playoff tiebreak tomorrow against GM […]
U.S. Juniors and Senior Championship: Day 8 Recap
It was a dramatic penultimate round at the 2021 U.S. Senior and Junior Championships as two out of three leaders, GM Kaidanov and GM Niemann both lost critical games, opening up the chance for their rivals to catch up significantly in the standings. Meanwhile, IM Annie Wang maintained her full-point lead over WCM Ruiyang Yan, […]
U.S. Juniors and Senior Championship: Day 7 Recap
There were no significant changes to the standings today as all three tournament leaders maintained their position at the top of the standings, with GM Gregory Kaidanov and GM Hans Niemann drawing their opponents while IM Annie Wang won her third game in a row. With two rounds left in the competition, all three leaders […]
U.S. Juniors and Senior Championship: Day 6 Recap
All three leaders won today as GM Gregory Kaidanov, GM Hans Niemann, and IM Annie Wang started to pull away from the rest of their respective fields. While Niemann won quickly thanks to his superior play in the opening, Kaidanov and Wang had to work hard to grind down their opponents and earn the full […]
U.S. Juniors and Senior Championship: Day 5 Recap
It was another exciting day at the office as GM Gregory Kaidanov continued his dominant performance in the U.S. Senior, defeating GM Alexander Shabalov to reach 4.5/5 heading into the rest day tomorrow. Meanwhile GM Hans Niemann was held to a draw by GM John Burke, and IM Annie Wang bounced back from her loss […]