Junior Closed will be exciting after Xiong’s 1st-place at Chicago Open
International Master Jeffery Xiong was the surprise winner of the Chicago Open, earning him over $10,000 in prize money at the strongest annual event held over Memorial Day weekend. Jeffery won the event in style, beating Grandmasters Avrukh and Bruzon in the final two rounds, both of whom are higher rated than the 14-year-old phenom. […]
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Kasparov Closes Battle in Saint Louis with 5-0 Sweep of Short
By Brian Jerauld Kasparov, defending with his trademark Najdorf Sicilian, was too strong for Short in Rapid Round 2 // Austin Fuller photo And just like that, Garry Kasparov has left the building. Though his appearance was brief, returning to the board for only two days and 10 games in his Battle of the Legends […]
Classic Kasparov Returns, Thumps Short in Attacking Blitz
By Brian Jerauld All eyes on the 1993 World Championship rematch of Kasparov v. Short, both playing in Saint Louis for the first time // Austin Fuller photo Those pursed lips. The extended chin. That familiar furrowed brow. All of this recognizable before the clocks had even started. After 10 long years of retirement, the […]
Inaugural Grand Chess Tour Unveiled In Saint Louis
SAINT LOUIS (April 24, 2015) – There is a new, gold standard for international chess competition, providing more opportunities for the world’s best chess players to compete on a grand stage. The world’s most prestigious, international chess events are combining efforts to establish a gold standard for the inaugural Grand Chess Tour, an annual competitive […]
Chess Legends Square-off in Chess Capital, USA
World chess legends Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short will meet for the first Battle of the Legends exhibition match, to be held in Saint Louis, the Chess Capital of the United States. On April 25-26, former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov and famed English Grandmaster Nigel Short will play a series of blitz and rapid […]
Crowned: Nakamura, Krush are 2015 U.S. King and Queen
Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush have earned the 2015 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships, recording a career total of 11 national titles between the two. GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Irina Krush both sealed the deal in Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Chess Championships, enshrining their names as 2015’s king and queen […]
Penultimate: Nakamura Holds Robson Back; Nemcova Loss Gives Krush Clear Lead
GM Hikaru Nakamura kept his half-point lead of the U.S. Chess Championship by holding the pursuing GM Ray Robson to a draw Saturday afternoon. // Lennart Ootes photo The stage is set for a thrilling Sunday finale in the 2015 U.S. Chess Championships. In Saturday’s penultimate round, neither leader GM Hikaru Nakamura no GM Ray […]
So Shocked: Wesley Forfeited From U.S. Championship Ninth Round
World Top 10 GM Wesley So learned a FIDE rule the hard way Friday afternoon, after being forfeitted for improper notation on his scoresheet. // Lennart Ootes photo By FM Kostya Kavutskiy Sadly, a great day of chess in the U.S. Championship was marred by an unfortunate incident that happened within the first hour of […]
Victorious Nakamura Takes Lead; Nemcova Draw Allows Krush to Close
Things are looking up for GM Hikaru Nakamura, who regained sole possession of first with his Round 8 win over GM Kayden Troff. // Lennart Ootes photo Thursday’s eighth round was an important day for the standings of the 2015 U.S. Chess Championships, with GM Hikaru Nakamura (6/8) taking clear first after his win over […]