2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 7
The 6-way tie for 1st in the Junior section disappeared as quickly as it appeared—with Awonder Liang emerging as the sole leader. In the Girls section, most of the leaders won, allowing Carissa Yip to maintain her half point edge. U.S. Junior Championship Awonder Liang played a skillful game to defeat co-leader Alex Bian. Liang […]
2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 6
In a thrilling round 6, the leaders of both championships lost their games, opening up the race for 1st completely. The Junior section currently has a 6-way tie at the top while Carissa Yip’s lead has been reduced to just half a point in the Girls’ section. U.S. Junior Championship The game of the day […]
2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 5
In the Junior section, defending champion Awonder Liang won a key game to gain ground on Advait Patel. Contrastingly, in the Girls’ section, Carissa Yip extended her lead to a full point. U.S. Junior Championship The game of the day was Mika Brattain vs. Awonder Liang. Both players came to the board ready to play […]
2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 4
For the first time, we have a clear leader in the Girls’ section while Advait Patel has extended his lead in the Juniors section by defeating his closest rival. U.S. Junior Championship The game of the day was the battle between the leader, Advait Patel, and Alex Bian, who trailed by just half a point […]
2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 3
Seeing the all-decisive round 2 in the Girls’ section yesterday, the Junior section joined the action today with 4 victories out of 5 games. While the Girls’ section overall was more peaceful, the Nastassja Matus vs. Sophie Morris-Suzuki king hunt game featured enough excitement for the whole group! U.S. Junior Championship The game of the […]
2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 2
Round 2 of the U.S. Junior Championships was a round of many surprises. Three underdogs, Annie Wang, Alex Bian, and Rochelle Wu, won upset victories over tournament favorites. U.S. Junior Championship FIDE Master Alex Bian played the game of the day when he gained his second grandmaster upset win in a row with his cool-headed […]
2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 1
The U.S. Junior Championships kicked off with a bang. Tournament favorites faced off in both the Junior and Girls’ Juniors sections, and half the games ended decisively, including a Grandmaster upset. U.S. Junior Championship The most exciting game of the day was between Advait Patel and Annie Wang, which featured dynamic and imbalanced play throughout. […]
2018 U.S. Championships – Playoffs
Drama unfolded during the playoff Monday in Saint Louis, as the best women chess players in the nation went head to head in a rapid chess match that was going to decide the victor. Annie Wang has been leading the whole event and was only caught in the last round by Nazi Paikidze due to […]
2018 U.S. Championships – Round 11
The final round of the 2018 U.S. Chess Championships has been as explosive and exciting as one could have imagined. There were four players battling for glory going into today’s games: Sam Shankland, Fabiano Caruana, Annie Wang, and Nazi Paikidze. The outcome couldn’t be more dramatic! U.S. Championship – The Shankland / Caruana affair Shankland […]
2018 U.S. Championships – Round 10
The championship rounds are always the most promising. The tension, the suspense revolving around the result, all of these and more are what makes us love chess. With only one round to go, the stakes are at their peak, and the players will battle tooth and nail for the top spot in both divisions. But […]