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GM Ray Robson moved into clear second on Tuesday, after taking down his former Webster
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Two of the world’s living chess legends will compete in a Rapid and Blitz Exhibition
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An Easter Sunday victory pushed GM Hikaru Nakamura to clear first of the 2015 U.S.
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Grandmasters Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura // Lennart Ootes Photo By FM Kostya Kavutskiy On
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GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So and Irina Krush combined for just a half-point across three
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American No. 1 GM Hikaru Nakamura crossed the super-elite 2800 FIDE rating threshold and became
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CCSCSL Founder Rex Sinquefield welcomes guests to Saint Louis at the opening ceremony of the
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Opening ceremonies for the 2015 national chess championships will be held at the Saint Louis
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SAINT LOUIS, MO (February 3, 2015) — The recent and undeniable chess swell felt around
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GM Hikaru Nakamura upheld his reputation as one of the world’s finest blitz players on