9/29/2022 – The Saint Louis Chess Club and the U.S. Chess Federation have announced the fields of participants for the 2022 U.S. Championships and and U.S. Women's Championships. Among others, Hans Niemann will participate as the winner of the 2021 U.S. Youth Championships. The two championships begin on October 4 at the Saint Louis Chess Center.

7/26/2021 – Two national champions were crowned on Sunday, 25 July, as both GM Hans Niemann (pictured) and IM Annie Wang clinched victories in the 2021 U.S. Junior Championships, both winning $10,000 scholarships in addition to the first place prize. Meanwhile, GM Larry Christiansen won a critical last round game in the U.S. Senior, forcing a playoff tiebreak on Monday against GM Gregory Kaidanov. With their victories, Hans and Annie qualified for the 2022 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship. | Photo: Courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Crystal Fuller