Regulations
Regulations Format Summary The Champions Showdown is a series of four matches from September 2nd through the 5th. The players will face each other in a series of Fischer Random games at rapid and blitz time controls. Fischer Random Chess 960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, is a variant of the game in which […]
2019 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX
2019 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX The Saint Louis Chess Club will bring eight of the top chess players in the world, including legendary world champion Garry Kasparov, to play in the Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX this September. The matches will be played in Chess 960 style, also known as Fischer Random, with $200,000 in prizes. […]
Round 9 Recap – U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior & Senior Championship
The final round was a nailbiter, as all the champions had plenty of tense moments. Alex Shabalov had a complex game against Jaan Ehlvest, but managed to simplify the position and get the needed draw to clinch first. Carissa Yip had to do the same, though she was in serious trouble against Emily Nguyen, and […]
Round 8 Recap – U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior & Senior Championship
Today’s round was easily the most wild, as many games in all sections had numerous won positions turned into drawn or even lost ones. A few even turned two or three times! Awonder Liang beat Jennifer Yu with the black pieces, but it was anything but a straightforward affair. Nicolas Checa only drew against John […]
Round 7 Recap – U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior & Senior Championship
This round was another exciting affair in all three sections. Awonder Liang made a move on the leaders by winning a nice game, but Nicolas Checa outplayed Joshua Sheng in a balanced ending to maintain a half point lead. Rochelle won her nicest game of the event against Thalia Cervantes, but Carissa Yip also managed […]
Round 6 Recap – U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior & Senior Championship
Round six was a mixed affair, as some of the leaders maintained their positions while others got knocked off. Nicolas Checa and Awonder Liang drew their game, which allowed Joshua Sheng to move into a tie for first with Nico after a nice win, with Awonder half a point behind. Carissa Yip won a nice […]
Round 5 Recap – U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior & Senior Championship
All three sections had their share of interesting games, though the Juniors were definitely the most bloodthirsty. In a day of all decisive results, Nicolas Checa maintained his lead by winning a nice game. Awonder Liang and Joshua Sheng also won, and remain tied for 2nd just half a point back. Carissa Yip and Rochelle […]
Round 4 Recap – U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior & Senior Championship
Today’s round had a lot of action in all sections. Nicolas Checa took the lead with a fine victory over Andrew Tang. Both Rochelle Wu and Carissa Yip won topsy-turvy games, and seem to be running away in the Girls’ tournament with 4/4 and 3.5/4 respectively. Alex Shabalov survived a lot of strong pressure from […]
Round 3 Recap – U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior & Senior Championship
Round three saw a couple of the leaders get knocked off as well as numerous entertaining battles. Noteworthy results included leaders GMs Larry Christiansen and Awonder Liang getting knocked off by GM Alex Yermolinsky and IM Joshua Sheng respectively. Rochelle Wu, on the other hand, won a third game in a row and is 3-0 […]
Round 2 Recap – U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior & Senior Championship
While round one had a lot of blunders and quick victories, the players seemed to settle down for round two. There were several long, tough battles, and the players in all sections showed they were willing to fight it out to the very end. Let’s take a look at what happened. U.S. Junior Championship IM […]