2021 U.S. Championship: Playoff Recap
GM Wesley So became the 2021 U.S. Champion after winning a three-way playoff tiebreak against GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Sam Sevian with a final score of 2.0/2. So managed to defeat both Caruana and Sevian in the rapid round-robin, earning him the $50,000 first place prize and his third national title. Check out the […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships: Day 11 Recap
After a dramatic final round the three leaders of the 2021 U.S. Championship (GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Wesley So, and GM Sam Sevian) will battle for the title in a rapid playoff tiebreak to take place tomorrow, October 19. While Caruana was the only one with chances to secure the title outright, all three players […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships: Day 10 Recap
IM Carissa Yip clinched victory in the 2021 U.S. Women’s Championship with a round to spare, after defeating IM Nazi Paikidze in today’s penultimate round. With an unreachable score of 8.0/10, Yip also made history by becoming the first woman ever to defeat four former champions in a U.S. Women’s Championship. Currently tied for 2nd […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships: Day 9 Recap
Top seed GM Fabiano Caruana closed the distance to the leaders after winning today’s game against GM Dariusz Swiercz, leaving himself just a half-point behind GM Wesley So, GM Sam Sevian, and GM Alex Lenderman with two rounds left to play in the U.S. Championship. Also in contention are GM Leinier Dominguez and GM Ray […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships: Day 8 Recap
With all six games drawn in the U.S. Championship there was no change to the standings as GM Wesley So, GM Sam Sevian, and GM Alex Lenderman continue to lead the event with 5.0/8 heading into the final rest day. Meanwhile in the U.S. Women’s Championship, IM Carissa Yip won her third straight game to […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships: Day 7 Recap
Today’s round was quite dramatic with several decisive games between the two sections. In the U.S. Championship, reigning champion GM Wesley So and GM Sam Sevian both won their games to catch GM Alex Lenderman in the lead with 4.5/7. Meanwhile, previous co-leader GM Ray Robson lost a long game to GM Fabiano Caruana, who […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships – Day 6 Recap
Grandmasters Ray Robson and Alex Lenderman remained as leaders of the U.S. Championship after their individual encounter ended in a hard-fought draw. With 4.0/6 the two leaders are chased by GM Wesley So, GM Leinier Dominguez, and GM Sam Sevian, who stunned GM Fabiano Caruana in today’s round. In the U.S. Women’s Championship, both IM […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships – Day 5 Recap
GM Alex Lenderman continued to surge today after winning a marathon 140-move game against GM Sam Sevian to tie GM Ray Robson at the top of the U.S. Championship standings. Meanwhile, GM Daniel Naroditsky stunned top seed GM Fabiano Caruana with the Black pieces, sending the U.S. No. 1 back to an even score. In […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships Day 4 Recap
GM Ray Robson grabbed the clear lead with 3.0/4 in the U.S. Championship, after defeating a struggling GM Jeffery Xiong in today’s round. Meanwhile, GM Leinier Dominguez took advantage of a late-endgame slip by GM Sam Shankland to jump into a large tie for second place with 2.5/4. In the U.S. Women’s Championship, IM Carissa […]
2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships Day 3 Recap
Top-seed GM Fabiano Caruana scored his first win of the U.S. Championship, defeating GM John Burke to propel himself into shared first place along with GM Wesley So, GM Ray Robson, and GM Sam Sevian. In the U.S. Women’s Championship, tournament leader WGM Katerina Nemcova was held to a draw by WIM Ashritha Eswaran, but […]