Recaps

2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 4

For the first time, we have a clear leader in the Girls’ section while Advait Patel has extended his lead in the Juniors section by defeating his closest rival. U.S. Junior Championship The game of

2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 3

Seeing the all-decisive round 2 in the Girls’ section yesterday, the Junior section joined the action today with 4 victories out of 5 games. While the Girls’ section overall was more peaceful, the Nastassja Matus

2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 2

Round 2 of the U.S. Junior Championships was a round of many surprises. Three underdogs, Annie Wang, Alex Bian, and Rochelle Wu, won upset victories over tournament favorites. U.S. Junior Championship FIDE Master Alex Bian

2018 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 1

The U.S. Junior Championships kicked off with a bang. Tournament favorites faced off in both the Junior and Girls’ Juniors sections, and half the games ended decisively, including a Grandmaster upset. U.S. Junior Championship The

2018 U.S. Championships – Playoffs

Drama unfolded during the playoff Monday in Saint Louis, as the best women chess players in the nation went head to head in a rapid chess match that was going to decide the victor. Annie

2018 U.S. Championships – Round 11

The final round of the 2018 U.S. Chess Championships has been as explosive and exciting as one could have imagined. There were four players battling for glory going into today’s games: Sam Shankland, Fabiano Caruana,

2018 U.S. Championships – Round 10

The championship rounds are always the most promising. The tension, the suspense revolving around the result, all of these and more are what makes us love chess. With only one round to go, the stakes

2018 U.S. Championships – Round 9

Another exciting round in Saint Louis, as the favorites to win the event have once again showed their good form and continued their respective streaks. The most important change after today is at the top

2018 U.S. Championships – Round 8

In what was surely one of the most important, and explosive rounds of the tournament, the players kept the spectators on the edge of their seats until the very last game of the round was

2018 U.S. Championships – Round 7

The U.S. Championships deliver once again. As expected, the players returned to the board after the rest day with renewed energy and acute desire for winning. We are entering the last stretch and the games