2023 U.S. Chess Championships – Day 3 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy It was an action-packed day as 2023 U.S. Junior Champion GM Abhimanyu Mishra took the sole lead in the U.S. Championship after defeating GM Ray Robson in a hectic game. In the meantime IM Carissa Yip took down another key rival in IM-elect Alice Lee, while WGM Begim Tokhirjonova defeated WGM […]
2023 U.S. Chess Championships – Day 2 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy Day 2 of the 2023 U.S. Championship saw a shake-up at the top as GM Hans Niemann defeated yesterday’s leader, GM Sam Sevian in a wild game, while GM Abhimanyu Mishra scored a nice victory against GM Andrew Tang to join Niemann in the lead with 1.5/2. In the U.S. Women’s […]
2023 U.S. Chess Championships – Day 1 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy GM Sam Sevian and IM Nazi Paikidze were the sole winners on the first day of the 2023 U.S. Chess Championships, picking up the early lead as several players missed decisive opportunities in their games. Check out the full replay of live coverage from the day here. Both events feature a […]
Grandmaster Sam Sevian Delivers Brilliant Performance to Win 2023 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX
For Immediate Release SAINT LOUIS, September 12, 2023 – GM Sam Sevian won the 2023 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX after a brilliant final day, where he defeated a competitive field including legendary former World Champion Garry Kasparov and World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana to take home the $37,500 first place prize. Chess 9LX was hosted […]
2023 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX – Day 3 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy GM Sam Sevian won the 2023 Champions Showdown after a brilliant final day, where he defeated both Garry Kasparov and Fabiano Caruana to finish with 7.0/9 and take home the $37,500 first place prize. Finishing in a three-way tie for second were GM Levon Aronian, GM Wesley So, and GM Sam […]
2023 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX – Day 2 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy Levon Aronian and Sam Sevian managed to overtake the lead after an exciting Day 2 in the 2023 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX, going into the final rounds tomorrow with 4.5/6. A full point behind the leaders are Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Sam Shankland, each with 3.5/6, while former World Champion […]
2023 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX – Day 1 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy Former World Champion Garry Kasparov stormed in to grab the lead on the first day of the 2023 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX, as he scored two wins against So and Robson along with a draw against Nakamura to end the day in clear first place with 2.5/3. Tied for second going into […]
U.S. Juniors’ and Senior Championship: Day 9 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy GM Abhimanyu Mishra became the 2023 U.S. Junior Chess Champion after drawing his last round game to reach 6.0/9 points, half a point ahead of four players who tied for second, GM Brandon Jacobson, GM Andrew Hong, GM Balaji Daggupati, and IM Arthur Guo. Although GM Melik Khachiyan and IM-elect Alice […]
U.S. Juniors’ and Senior Championship: Day 8 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy After drawing their games both GM Melik Khachiyan and IM-elect Alice Lee clinched national titles with a round to spare in the 2023 U.S. Senior and U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships. Their victory was secured after they both reached 6.5/8 points, with their key rivals no longer able to catch them […]
U.S. Juniors’ and Senior Championship: Day 7 Recap
by IM Kostya Kavutskiy Round 7 of the 2023 U.S. National Championships saw clear leaders emerge in all three fields as GM-elect Arthur Guo defeated key rival GM Andrew Hong to take the sole lead in the U.S. Junior, while IM-elect Alice Lee survived a dangerous endgame to score an important victory over IM Carissa […]