2023 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX – Day 2 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy Levon Aronian and Sam Sevian managed to overtake the lead after an exciting Day 2 in the 2023 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX, going into the final rounds tomorrow with 4.5/6. A full point behind the leaders are Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Sam Shankland, each with 3.5/6, while former World Champion […]
2023 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX – Day 1 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy Former World Champion Garry Kasparov stormed in to grab the lead on the first day of the 2023 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX, as he scored two wins against So and Robson along with a draw against Nakamura to end the day in clear first place with 2.5/3. Tied for second going into […]
Saint Louis Chess Club to Host Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX
SAINT LOUIS, August 30, 2023 – Presented by the Saint Louis Chess Club, the highly anticipated 2023 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX returns this September 8-10, 2023 at the World Chess Hall of Fame with another exciting line-up featuring a prize purse of $150,000. This year’s tournament features the top players from the United States, including […]
IM Elect Alice Lee, GM Abhimanyu Mishra and GM Melikset Khachiyan Crowned Winners in National Junior and Senior Championships in Saint Louis
SAINT LOUIS (July 27, 2023) – All eyes were on Saint Louis as tournament play for the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Junior and U.S. Senior Championships hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club came to an exciting conclusion this week. Each event featured ten of the nation’s best junior and senior players competing […]
U.S. Juniors’ and Senior Championship: Day 9 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy GM Abhimanyu Mishra became the 2023 U.S. Junior Chess Champion after drawing his last round game to reach 6.0/9 points, half a point ahead of four players who tied for second, GM Brandon Jacobson, GM Andrew Hong, GM Balaji Daggupati, and IM Arthur Guo. Although GM Melik Khachiyan and IM-elect Alice […]
U.S. Juniors’ and Senior Championship: Day 8 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy After drawing their games both GM Melik Khachiyan and IM-elect Alice Lee clinched national titles with a round to spare in the 2023 U.S. Senior and U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships. Their victory was secured after they both reached 6.5/8 points, with their key rivals no longer able to catch them […]
U.S. Juniors’ and Senior Championship: Day 7 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy Round 7 of the 2023 U.S. National Championships saw clear leaders emerge in all three fields as GM-elect Arthur Guo defeated key rival GM Andrew Hong to take the sole lead in the U.S. Junior, while IM-elect Alice Lee survived a dangerous endgame to score an important victory over IM Carissa […]
U.S. Juniors’ and Senior Championship: Day 6 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy GM Melik Khachiyan continued his stellar performance with another win in the U.S. Senior, bringing his score to 5.5/6 and extending his lead to two full points ahead of the field. Meanwhile GM Abhimanyu Mishra survived a lost endgame to stay tied for the lead in the U.S. Junior, while IM-elect […]
U.S. Juniors’ and Senior Championship: Day 5 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy GM Melik Khachiyan took the sole lead with 4.5/5 in the U.S. Senior after defeating his main rival GM Max Dlugy in today’s round. In the U.S. Junior GM Andrew Hong bounced back to share the lead with GM Abhimanyu Mishra and IM Arthur Guo, while IM-elect Alice Lee’s lead in […]
U.S. Juniors and Senior Championship: Day 4 Recap
Grandmasters Melik Khachiyan and Maxim Dlugy continued their excellent run in the 2023 U.S. Senior Championship, as they lead the event with 3.5/4. Meanwhile top seed in the U.S. Junior GM Abhimanyu Mishra took down tournament leader GM Andrew Hong, while IM Arthur Guo notched his third straight win. In the U.S. Girls’ Junior, IM-elect […]