2017 U.S. Championship
2017 U.S. Championship The 2017 U.S. Championship is an elite national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of eleven rounds, these competitors will battle for $194,000 in prize money, qualification into the World Championship cycle, and the coveted title of 2017 U.S. Champion. At A Glance Dates […]
2017 U.S. Women’s Championship
2017 U.S. Women’s Championship The 2017 U.S. Women’s Championship is an elite national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest female chess players in America. Over the course of eleven rounds, these competitors will battle for $100,000 in prize money, qualification into the Women’s World Championship cycle, and the coveted title of 2017 U.S. Women’s […]
Chandra, Kavutskiy, Hua Earn Title Norms at Autumn Invitational
by Tony Rich No longer International Master, but for the first time, Grandmaster-Elect Akshat Chandra earned his final GM norm at the 2016 Saint Louis Autumn Invitational. Chandra shares the limelight with FIDE Masters Konstantin Kautskiy and Lefong Hua. Newly-crowned 2015 U.S. Junior Champion Akshat Chandra with his father, Tarun With his final round draw […]
Replay Round 9
View on lichess.org [Event “CCSCSL Autum Invitational”] [Site “?”] [Date “2016.11.22”] [Round “9.1”] [White “Hambleton, Aman”] [Black “Finegold, Ben”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [BlackElo “2493”] [WhiteElo “2445”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “A48”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:58]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:23]} g6 {[%clk 1:31:21]} 3. Bf4 {[%clk 1:31:47]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:31:47]} 4. e3 {[%clk 1:32:11]} O-O […]
Replay Round 8
View on lichess.org [Event “CCSCSL Autum Invitational”] [Site “?”] [Date “2016.11.21”] [Round “8.1”] [White “Finegold, Ben”] [Black “Jayaram, Ashwin”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [BlackElo “2477”] [WhiteElo “2493”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “D14”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:23]} c6 {[%clk 1:31:20]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:51]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:42]} 4. cxd5 {[%clk 1:32:19]} cxd5 […]
Replay Round 7
View on lichess.org [Event “CCSCSL Autum Invitational”] [Site “?”] [Date “2016.11.20”] [Round “7.1”] [White “Ponizil, Cyril”] [Black “Finegold, Ben”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [BlackElo “2493”] [WhiteElo “2504”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “C10”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:59]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:48]} 2. d4 {[%clk 1:31:26]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:12]} 3. Nd2 {[%clk 1:31:53]} dxe4 {[%clk 1:31:29]} 4. Nxe4 {[%clk 1:32:20]} Bd7 […]
Replay Round 6
View on lichess.org [Event “CCSCSL Autum Invitational”] [Site “?”] [Date “2016.11.20”] [Round “6.1”] [White “Finegold, Ben”] [Black “Paikidze, Nazi”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [BlackElo “2368”] [WhiteElo “2493”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “B13”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} c6 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 2. d4 {[%clk 1:31:13]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:17]} 3. exd5 {[%clk 1:31:19]} cxd5 {[%clk 1:31:41]} 4. c4 {[%clk 1:31:43]} Nf6 […]
Video Recaps
Video Recaps 2016 Autumn Invitational Overview The Fields GM Pairings & Results IM Pairings & Results News Live Replay Video Recaps
Replay Round 5
View on lichess.org [Event “CCSCSL Autum Invitational”] [Site “?”] [Date “2016.11.19”] [Round “5.1”] [White “Shetty, Atulya”] [Black “Finegold, Ben”] [Result “1-0”] [BlackElo “2493”] [WhiteElo “2413”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “A11”] 1. c4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} c6 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 2. g3 {[%clk 1:31:13]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:18]} 3. Bg2 {[%clk 1:31:36]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:19]} 4. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:55]} g6 […]
Replay Round 4
View on lichess.org [Event “CCSCSL Autum Invitational”] [Site “?”] [Date “2016.11.19”] [Round “4.1”] [White “Finegold, Ben”] [Black “Kannappan, Priyadharshan”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [BlackElo “2520”] [WhiteElo “2493”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “D20”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:50]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:05]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:31:07]} 3. e3 {[%clk 1:30:48]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:29]} 4. Bxc4 {[%clk 1:31:11]} e6 […]