2020 U.S. Senior Championship – Day 3 Recap
GM Joel Benjamin made history today after winning the 2020 U.S. Senior Championship, becoming the first trifecta (U.S. Junior, U.S. Championship, and U.S. Senior) champion in US Chess history. The win came after scoring a solid 2.0/3 during the final day of action, finishing with 6.5/9, a clear 1.5 points ahead of the rest of […]
2020 U.S. Senior Championship – Day 2 Recap
Despite starting off with a loss in the first game of the second day, GM Joel Benjamin managed to bounce back with two straight wins to take the sole lead with 4.5/6 going into the final day tomorrow. Trailing Benjamin by half a point is the previous co-leader GM Igor Novikov, who drew all three […]
2020 U.S. Senior Championship – Day 1 Recap
The 2020 U.S. Senior Championship kicked off today with a field packed full of legends that includes five former U.S. Champions with a combined total of 13 national titles. Leading the field at the end of the first day is GM Igor Novikov and GM Joel Benjamin, who both finished the day on 2.5/3 points. […]
2020 U.S. Junior Championship – Day 3 Recap
2020 U.S. Junior Champion, GM John Burke In one of the most thrilling finishes ever, GM John Burke managed to win the 2020 U.S. Junior Championship after getting the best of GM Jeffery Xiong in an Armageddon playoff that ended with the U.S. #5 ranked player losing on time in a winning position. The final […]
2020 U.S. Junior Championship – Day 2 Recap
The second day of the 2020 U.S. Junior Championship experienced chaos at the top of the standings as both of the event’s early leaders, GM Jeffery Xiong and GM Brandon Jacobson ended up losing in the final round of the day, allowing multiple players to catch up within striking distance. With only three rounds left […]
2020 U.S. Junior Championship – Day 1 Recap
The 2020 U.S. Junior Championship kicked off today with ten of America’s most talented players battling it out in a 9-round rapid round-robin event. Despite a draw in Round 2, top seed GM Jeffery Xiong managed to take the early lead with 2.5/3 points, shared with recently minted GM Brandon Jacobson. The #2 seed in […]
2020 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship – Day 3 Recap
Top seed and two-time U.S. Girls’ Junior Champion IM Carissa Yip managed to pull a hat-trick and win her 3rd straight U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship title in a row, thanks to a brilliant final day where she won all three of her games to finish with 7.5/9 points. 2020 U.S. Girls’ Junior Champion, IM Carissa […]
2020 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship – Day 2 Recap
Top seed IM Carissa Yip scored a fantastic 2.5/3 points to overtake the lead during the second day of the 2020 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, starting with a big win over the previous tournament leader and #2 seed, IM Annie Wang. Carissa’s 4.5/6 for the tournament now gives her a half-point lead over Annie and […]
2020 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship – Day 1 Recap
It was an eventful first day of the 2020 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship as #2 seed IM Annie Wang scored 2.5/3 points to grab the early lead in the 10-player rapid (25+5) round-robin. Tied for second and third place with 2.0/3 are top seed IM Carissa Yip and WIM Thalia Cervantes, but with six more […]
2020 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Day 5 Recap
