U.S. Junior Closed Championship Begins Today
SAINT LOUIS (July 11, 2012) — Round 1 of the 2012 U.S. Junior Closed Championship begins today in Saint Louis, and the marquee match-up pits GM-elect conrad Holt against IM Darwin Yang, who recently secured his second GM norm last month at the New York International. The first round begins at 11 a.m. CT, Noon […]
Field, Prizes Increased for 2012 U.S. Junior Closed Championship
SAINT LOUIS, June 26, 2012 — The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis has increased both the size of the field and the prize fund for the 2012 U.S. Junior Closed Championship, scheduled from July 10 through July 16. Organizers increased the field from 10 players to 16 due to a misunderstanding on […]
Fantasy Chess Winners Announced
U.S. Championship Fantasy Standings Place User Team Name Total Points US Champ USW Champ Total Pts Guess Longest Game Decisive – US Champ Decisive – US Women 1 Toby Boas TheHeroOfAges 66 Nakamura Krush 69 110 25 25 2 Evan Rabin Rabin’s Winning Team 66 Nakamura Krush 63 100 24 17 3 Jim Voelker Just […]
Replay Live Commentary for Karpov vs. Seirawan 2012
Live Coverage of Karpov vs. Seirawan
Click here to visit LIVE coverage of the showdown between GM Anatoly Karpov and GM Yasser Seirawan! Click here to view the schedule of events and tourney form
Krush Beats Zatonskih to Win U.S. Women’s Championship
By FM Mike Klein IM Irina Krush won both games of yesterday’s rapid playoff match to become the 2012 U.S. Women’s Champion. Playing black, Krush beat defending champion IM Anna Zatonskih in the first encounter, then survived several exceptional blunders to win game two. An emotional Krush ran downstairs after the second game and hugged […]
Nakamura Clinches Third U.S. Championship Title
By FM Mike Klein After 11 exhausting days of play at the 2012 U.S. Championships, one champion has been decided, while one will require another day. GM Hikaru Nakamura took 30 moves to beat GM Yasser Seirawan today to become the 2012 U.S. Champion. It is his third title and his first since 2009. IMs […]
Replay U.S. Women’s Championship
Replay U.S. Championship
Nakamura Beats Kamsky to Take Lead at U.S. Champs
By FM Mike Klein The battle all chess fans waited to see at the 2012 U.S. Championship did not disappoint. GM Hikaru Nakamura beat GM Gata Kamsky for the first time ever in classical chess to take over the lead by one-half point with one game to go. Nakamura has 7.5 points to Kamsky’s seven. […]