10/19/2021 – With a remarkable 8½/11 score, Carissa Yip won the 2021 US Women’s Championship a bit over a month after turning 18 years old. The Bostonian is the highest-rated U20 woman player in the world and has now joined the top 50 in the live women’s ratings list. The youngster won the national title in style, securing first place with a round to spare and finishing the event 1½ points ahead of second-placed Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

4/11/2017 – What a fantastic US Championship it has been, and the last day presented a very exciting playoff match between Wesley So and Alexander Onischuk. After two very exciting games, with game one seeing pawns tossed left and right, and game two almost saw Onischuk come back in a powerful endgame display, it was Wesley So’s turn among the Big Three to hoist the winner trophy. Final report.

4/10/2017 – While the men's event will need to wait for the playoff on Monday to decide between Wesley So and Alexander Onischuk, the US Women's championship ended in a fairy tale win for Sabina Foisor. Both she and Nazi Paikidze were tied for the lead, but while Paikidze succumbed to Jennifer Yu, Sabina Foisor ended her incredible campaign with a spectacular queen sacrifice to mate her opponent and win the championship! Report and analysis by Alex Yermolinsky | All photos by Lennart Ootes

4/9/2017 – Round ten of US championship saw a strange turn of event in both groups: in the open section Alexander Onischuk got the better of out-of-shape world junior champion Jeffery Xiong to join Akobian and Wesley So to tie for first. With a three-way tie the players will feel a lot of heat going into the last round. In the meantime, both Nazi Paikidze and Sabina Foisor lead the women’s event. Illustrated report by Elshan Moradiabadi.

4/8/2017 – ...the harder they fall. And what a crazy crazy round it was! Wesley So had the most comfortable game of the Big Three, as Jeffery Xiong played right into his preparation and got stomped. Nakamura was jonesing to grab his chance, but pushed too hard against Onischuk and it backfired. Still, the shocker was Caruana, who was crushing co-leader Akobian, and after losing all his advantage, he then blundered and lost! Illustrated report by Alex Yermolinsky.

4/7/2017 – As we reach the final rounds, the 2017 edition of US championship is becoming more and more tenacious. With three rounds to go, the previous leaders were both joined by others. Wesley So drew Nakamura and was joined by Varuzhan Akobian who beat Zherebukh in a brilliant game, while Nazi Paikidze drew Feng and was joined by Sabina Foisor who won her 5th game with white! Report and analyses by GM Elshan Moradiabadi.

4/6/2017 – The seventh round was chock full of surprises, starting with Yaroslav Zherebukh's powerful win over Fabiano Caruana, who failed to give him the respect he deserved and paid the price. Alexander Shabalov came prepared to the ears, and his young opponent, Jeffery Xiong, kindly obliged and also paid the price for his temerity. Finally, Kamsky completely overpowered Dan Naroditsky. Report and analysis by Alex Yermolinsky.

4/5/2017 – Round 6 of US championship saw another topsy-turvy turn of events especially in the women’s section, when Irina Krush declined a draw against Nazi Paikidze, and ended up losing instead. In the men’s, Wesley So came close to losing against Varuzhan Akobian, but held, while Kamsky blundered a pawn early and lost to Caruana. Illustrated report and analyses by Elshan Moradiabadi.

4/3/2017 – Today's round featured some intriguing clash of generations match-ups. On paper the younger guys stood at 50% while the grizzled ones “boasted” a combined minus 5. Things started great for 'Team Geezer', until a reversal suggested a disaster instead was due. In the end, it was a bit of both, with Shabalov missing a chance to win and then losing, while Kamsky brought back memories of 1994 in an inspired performance. Report and analysis by Alex Yermolinsky.

4/2/2017 – Round four of US championship saw several interesting novelties, close battles and surprises in both sections. While, world no.2 Wesley So scored another white victory, this time against the solid and tough nut to crack, Alex Onischuk, and moved to sole first with a healthy +2. The women’s section is now up in the air after the surprise loss by Krush to Yu. Illustrated report and analysis by Elshan Moradiabadi.

4/1/2017 – The big name encounter between world no.2 Wesley So and world no.3 Fabiano Caruana had seemed headed to a quiet ending, but things heated up and could have gotten ugly for So, who managed to draw. Naroditsky continued to strut his stuff, and beat Akobian, while Krush leads the Women's after a smooth win over Abrahamyan. Enjoy this illustrated report by Alex Yermolinksy who says it like he sees it.

3/31/2017 – Round two of the US Championship saw fairly uneventful games among he biggest names. The big one was Caruana against Nakamura, bringing back memories of 2016, but no blood was spilt this year. A few surprises were still seen, such as Naroditsky's adventurous 6. h4!? in the Najdorf, as well as some unexpected turnarounds. Illustrated report and analysis by GM Elshan Moradiabadi.

3/30/2017 – The US Championship has started, and it brings three of the world's Top Ten, including Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana, and Hikaru Nakamura among others. While So defeated Shabalov in a fairly one-sided game, Nakamura overcame Robson with ease. In the women's event, Abrahamyan won well, while Zatonskih blundered into a mate. Report and analysis by Alexander Yermolinsky.

3/29/2017 – The 2017 U.S. Championship and 2017 U.S. Women's Championship are about to start and each will be 12-player Round Robin tournaments. At the top of the American chess Olympus will be stars such as defending champion Fabiano Caruana and Nazi Paikidze, as well as Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Irina Krush, and Anna Zatonskih to name a few. Here is all the info and a pictorial with photos by Lennart Ootes.

3/14/2017 – In June we will see Carlsen, So, Caruana, Kramnik, Vachier-Lagrave, Nakamura, Anand, Karjakin, Aronan, Mamedyarov and Giri – the numbers 1-11, all of them, in the World Rankings, meeting for the Grand Tour Rapid events in Paris and Leuven (Belgium). Before that, in March/April, the US Championships will be held in Saint Louis, with So, Caruana and Nakamura clashing. Here are all the details of these exciting events.