2015 U.S. Championship
Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush have earned the 2015 U.S. and U.S. Women's Chess Championships, recording a career total of 11 national titles between the two. GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Irina Krush both sealed the deal in Sunday's final round of the U.S. Chess Championships, enshrining their names...
World Top 10 GM Wesley So learned a FIDE rule the hard way Friday afternoon, after being forfeitted for improper notation on his scoresheet. // Lennart Ootes photo By FM Kostya Kavutskiy Sadly, a great day of chess in the U.S. Championship was marred by an unfortunate incident that happened...
Things are looking up for GM Hikaru Nakamura, who regained sole possession of first with his Round 8 win over GM Kayden Troff. // Lennart Ootes photo Thursday’s eighth round was an important day for the standings of the 2015 U.S. Chess Championships, with GM Hikaru Nakamura (6/8) taking clear...
GM Ray Robson pulled out a nail-biting affair with GM Daniel Naroditsky in Wednesday's Round 6, at one point falling to just one second on his clock. // Kevin Duggin photo By FM Kosta Kavutskiy One could not have predicted a more dramatic finale to the seventh round of the...
GM Ray Robson moved into clear second on Tuesday, after taking down his former Webster University roommate and World Top-10 GM Wesley So. // Lennart Ootes Photo By FM Kostya Kavutskiy The lone rest day on Monday was put to good use, as recharged players returned Tuesday for Round 6...
An Easter Sunday victory pushed GM Hikaru Nakamura to clear first of the 2015 U.S. Chess Championship entering Monday's rest day. // Kevin Duggin photo By FM Kostya Kavutskiy Easter Sunday at the 2015 U.S. Chess Championships saw some powerful attacks and incredible swings as GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Wesley...
Grandmasters Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura // Lennart Ootes Photo By FM Kostya Kavutskiy On a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Saint Louis, all eyes were on the key matchup of the 2015 U.S. Championship, as GM Hikaru Nakamura pressed for an edge against GM Wesley So in a strategic Queen’s...
GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So and Irina Krush combined for just a half-point across three games in Friday's third round of the 2015 U.S. Chess Championships. // Lennart Ootes Photo By FM Kostya Kavutskiy Round 3 of the 2015 U.S. Chess Championship will go down as one of the most...
American No. 1 GM Hikaru Nakamura crossed the super-elite 2800 FIDE rating threshold and became the World No. 2 with his second-round win at the 2015 U.S. Chess Championships. // Photo by Kevin Duggin America's longtime chess hero GM Hikaru Nakamura played smoothly to dispatch GM Var Akobian in a...
GM Ray Robson, who just won his third straight collegiate national championship with Webster University, is off to a winning start at the 2015 U.S. Championship. // Photo by Kevin Duggin, Spectrum Studios By FM Kostya Kavutskiy As expected, the first round of the 2015 U.S. Chess Championship did not...
CCSCSL Founder Rex Sinquefield welcomes guests to Saint Louis at the opening ceremony of the 2015 U.S. Chess Championships. // Photo by Lennart Ootes By FM Kostya Kavutskiy One of the most highly anticipated events of the year is set to begin, as the 2015 U.S. Chess Championships kicked off...
SAINT LOUIS, MO (February 3, 2015) -- The recent and undeniable chess swell felt around the nation rises to serve one epic event: the fight for the American throne. In April, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will bring together one of the strongest fields ever to...
