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October 2020 marks an extraordinary chapter in American chess history, as due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Saint Louis Chess Club is hosting the 2020 US Chess Championships online for the first time. Carissa Yip, John Burke, Joel Benjamin and Irina Krush have won the first four tournaments of the series, but the main event is just starting.
The 2020 US 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 $150,000 in prize money and the title of 2020 US Chess Champion.
Previous reports: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
Meanwhile, 1.b3 has also found its way into the practice of today's world elite, and now finally a modern top ten player has taken on the subject for ChessBase: none other than Grandmaster Wesley So!
Commentary by Jennifer Shahade, Yasser Seirawan and Maurice Ashley