Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Delivers Commanding Performance to Win 2024 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX in Saint Louis

Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Delivers Commanding Performanceto Win 2024 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX in Saint Louis SAINT LOUIS, November 1, 2024 – Following an impressive win the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship for the fourth time, Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana won the 2024 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX after a brilliant performance, defeating a competitive field of top […]
Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Claims Fourth U.S. Championship Title; IM Carissa Yip Wins Third Consecutive U.S. Women’s Championship

SAINT LOUIS (October 25, 2024) Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana and International Master (IM) Carissa Yip took top honors out of a field of elite American chess players in the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship and 2024 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship, respectively. Organized by the Saint Louis Chess Club and hosted at the World Chess Hall of […]
America’s Top Chess Players to Compete for More Than $400,000 in 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Chess Championship

America’s Top Chess Players to Compete for More Than $400,000 in 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Chess Championship Saint Louis to Host National Championships, Hall of Fame Inductions, and Inaugural Educational Conference SAINT LOUIS (September 19, 2024)—The nation’s top chess players are set to compete in America’s most prestigious events—the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship […]
IM Alice Lee, GM Christopher Yoo and GM Vladimir Akopian Crowned Winners in U.S. Girls, Junior and Senior Championships in Saint Louis

SAINT LOUIS, Mo., July 29, 2024 – Out of a field of the nation’s top chess players, International Master (IM) Alice Lee was named champion in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, Grandmaster (GM) Christopher Yoo won the U.S. Junior Championship, and GM Vladimir Akopian secured victory in the U.S. Senior Championship with a round to […]
2023 U.S. Chess Champions: Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Defends Title to Become Three-Time U.S. Champion; International Master Carissa Yip Wins Second Title in Women’s Division

SAINT LOUIS (October 19, 2023) – Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana and International Master Carissa Yip took top honors out of a field of elite American chess players in the 2023 U.S. Chess Championship and 2023 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship, respectively. Hosted in America’s chess capital by the Saint Louis Chess Club at the World Chess […]
America’s Top Chess Players to Compete for More Than $400,000 in 2023 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Chess Championship

SAINT LOUIS (September 21, 2023) – The nation’s top chess players are set to compete in the U.S’. most prestigious events – the 2023 U.S. Chess Championship and 2023 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) at the World Chess Hall of Fame, two fields of 12 players will face […]
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 […]
Saint Louis Chess Club to Host Legends and Rising Stars of American

SAINT LOUIS – June 29, 2023 – Top American junior and senior chess players will return to Saint Louis for the 2023 U.S. Senior, Junior, and Girls’ Junior Championships hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club. From July 15-25, 2023, the top 10 players across three divisions – juniors, girls, and seniors, will travel to […]
IM Anna Zatonskih Wins 2023 Cairns Cup Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club, Takes Home $45,000 Top Prize

SAINT LOUIS, June 20, 2023 – With one round to spare, International Master (IM) Anna Zatonskih defied the odds to win the 2023 Cairns Cup. The four-time U.S. Women’s Champion called the win her best achievement of her chess career as she took the grand prize of $45,000, despite starting as the lowest-rated player in […]