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"I DO FEEL A BIG RESPONSIBILITY." AN INTERVIEW WITH HIKARU NAKAMURA

Hikaru Nakamura on the Candidates, streaming, and the future of American chess. A Chess Life exclusive. Read More »

2022 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS, ROUND 7: THE GLOVES COME OFF

A wild day of exciting games characterized the seventh round of the 2022 U.S. Championships. In the Open Championship there were four decisive…

2022 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS, ROUND 6: THROWING PATTIES!

With apologies to GM Yasser Seirawan.

2022 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS, ROUND 5: LEADERS EMERGE

The excitement continued unabated in St. Louis on Sunday as the players passed the first third of the U.S. Championships. The fight for first will…

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2022 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS, ROUND 4: EXPERIENCE AND YOUTH

After the upsets saturating the first three rounds of the 2022 U.S. Championships, Saturday’s fourth round seemed like a quiet return to normalcy —…

2022 U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS, ROUND 3: EARNING RESPECT!

The third round of the 2022 U.S. Championship featured three decisive games. All were won by White, and White was the higher-rated player in all…

2022 US CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS, ROUND 2: UPSETS GALORE!

Yoo notches a historic win, while Lee, Lee, and Yu remain perfect after two rounds! Read More »

GENERATIONS CONVERGE AS 2022 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN IN ST. LOUIS

It was a star-studded affair at the St. Louis Aquarium, just steps from the new US Chess offices at Union Station, as lots were drawn and greats were honored at the opening ceremony for the 2022 U.S. Championships.