2016 Champions Showdown
For more information, please contact:Kiley HerndonChess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis(314) [email protected] For Immediate ReleaseChampions Showdown Fit for KingsFour of the world’s top players set to compete in Saint Louis SAINT LOUIS (October 31, 2016) – This November, in true holiday spirit, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will host […]
2016 U.S. Junior Closed – Round 9
By GM Robin van Kampen The final round of the U.S. Junior Championship was as exciting as one could have hoped for. The fight for first place was not decided until this round, and other top places were still within reach of several players. Even players who were no longer in the race for the […]
2016 U.S. Junior Closed – Round 8
By GM Robin van Kampen The 8th round was a tepid round, with all the games ending in a draw within 4 hours of play. Nonetheless, the games had several exciting moments, but fatigue played an important role, as several players missed the opportunity to realize their advantage. Ostrovskiy vs. Chandra: 1/2-1/2 The players went […]
2016 U.S. Junior Closed – Round 7
By GM Robin van Kampen The 7th round showed the players were fatigued but still looking to give it their all. After 4 hours of play, not a single had been decided yet which set a new record in this year’s tournament. Bodek vs. Brown: 0-1 Michael Bodek played the English in order to sidestep […]
2016 U.S. Junior Closed – Round 6
By GM Robin van Kampen After 5 hard fought rounds, the participants had the Wednesday off to prepare themselves for the second half of the tournament. Whereas most players stayed in and rested up, Kayden Troff had a busy schedule. On Wednesday morning the Grandmaster from Utah was awarded the prestigious eagle scout award with […]
Grandmaster Kayden Troff First to be Titled with Eagle Scout
By Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez Achieving the grandmaster title is a huge feat. The hours spent every day studying, the days spent in airplanes, buses and airports just to travel to tournaments, the weeks spent at tournament halls, the months trying to perfect every strategy, truly are countless. There is a reason many people dedicate their […]
2016 U.S. Junior Closed – Round 5
by GM Robin van Kampen The fifth day at the U.S. Junior championship was nothing like the peaceful fourth round. With all five games delivering decisive results, It was a great game to play with the White pieces as the White players accounted for a sweet 4 out of 5 wins! The two grandmasters in […]
2016 U.S. Junior Closed- Round 4
by GM Robin van Kampen The fourth day at the U.S. Junior Chess Championship signified a peaceful day of chess. With four draws and only one win, fairly little change took place in the overall standings. The key clash of the day was bound to be Alexandr Ostrovskiy against tournament leader Jeffery Xiong, who found […]
2016 U.S. Junior Closed- Round 3
The third day at the U.S. Junior was a day of revenge! Whilst top-seed Jeffery Xiong managed to take the sole lead after outplaying Michael Bodek, both Awonder Liang and Nicolas Checa recovered from their second round losses. Harmon-Vellotti vs. Checa: 0-1 The players entered a sideline of the French defence that is relatively unexplored […]
2016 U.S. Junior Closed- Round 2
By: GM Robin Van Kampen After an eventful first round in which the players were praised for their fighting spirit by commentators. FM Aviv Friedman and GM Ben Finegold, expectations were high for the second round. Youngest participant Awonder Liang who showed great skill winning when converting a better ending against Michael Bodek on day […]