2022 U.S. Chess & Women’s Chess Championship – Day 4 Recap
by NM Vanessa West GM Fabiano Caruana took over the sole lead of the U.S. Championship by defeating co-leader GM Hans Niemann. In the U.S. Women’s Championship, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan and WGM Jennifer Yu won to join FM Alice Lee for the lead. Check out the full replay of live coverage from the day here. […]
2022 U.S. Chess & Women’s Chess Championship – Day 3 Recap
by NM Vanessa West GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Christopher Yoo join the tie for first in the U.S. Championship with critical victories. In the U.S. Women’s Championship, FM Alice Lee and WIM Megan Lee reached 2.5 to narrow down the leaderboard. Check out the full replay of live coverage from the day here. The […]
2022 U.S. Chess & Women’s Chess Championship – Day 2 Recap
by NM Vanessa West The youngest players in each section, 12-year-old Alice Lee and 15-year-old Christopher Yoo, scored key upsets in Round 2 of the U.S. Chess & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships. Yoo defeated reigning champion GM Wesley So while Lee defeated WGM Begim Tokhirjonova to reach 2-0. Check out the full replay of live […]
2022 U.S. Chess & Women’s Chess Championship – Opening Ceremony and Day 1 Recap
by NM Vanessa West America’s strongest chess players enter to find fish swimming through a giant mechanical clock. Sharks loom above grandmasters. Chess celebrities are photographed before colossal projections of octopuses and jellyfish. Where are we? The opening ceremony for the 2022 U.S. Chess Championships held at the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station, a […]
Fair Play at the Saint Louis Chess Club
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 – Over more than a decade, we have worked tirelessly to fuel a resurgence of chess in America, to create a place for elite chess players to play at the highest levels for the greatest purses, and to democratize access to chess to all players, no matter age, race or skill […]
2022 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships Fields Announced
2022 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships Fields Announced The Saint Louis Chess Club to Host Nation’s Top Chess Talent Along with 2022 U.S. Chess Hall of Fame and 2021 World Chess Hall of Fame Inductions SAINT LOUIS (September 27, 2022) – The Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) is pleased to announce that it will […]
Fabiano Caruana Wins the 2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX™ Tournament
Media Contact: Rebecca Buffington Phone: (314) 277-3920 [email protected] For Immediate Release Fabiano Caruana Wins the 2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX™ Tournament Saint Louis Grandmaster Takes Home the $31,250 First Prize SAINT LOUIS, September 21 2022 – Saint Louis-based Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana was crowned the winner of the 2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX after defeating Alireza […]
2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX – Day 3 Recap
Fabiano Caruana was crowned the winner of the 2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX after defeating Alireza Firouzja in Armageddon during their rapid playoff match. The victory capped off an incredible day for Caruana, who won his final three games in regulation to finish with 6.5/9 and catch Firouzja to force a playoff tiebreaker. For Firouzja […]
2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX – Day 2 Recap
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov surged ahead today in the Champions Showdown, winning all three of his games to finish tied for first with Alireza Firouzja, both on 4.5/6. Yesterday’s leader Ian Nepomniachtchi slipped to third place with 4.0/6, while former World Champion Garry Kasparov was unfortunately once again shut out from scoring any points. Check out the […]
2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX – Day 1 Recap
The 2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX kicked off today with an elite 10-player rapid round-robin featuring Chess960 (Fischer Random), a rich variant where the starting arrangement of the pieces is shuffled on the back rank. After the first day of action, 2022 FIDE Candidates winner Ian Nepomniachtchi leads the field with a perfect 3/3 score, […]