10/16/2020 – In one of the most thrilling finishes ever, GM John Burke managed to win the 2020 U.S. Junior Championship after getting the best of GM Jeffery Xiong in an Armageddon playoff that ended with the U.S. #5 ranked player losing on time in a winning position. The final game took place after the players both finished with 6.5/9 points during the regular event, leading to a two-game rapid playoff match that was also tied. IM Kostya Kavutskiy reports.

10/15/2020 – The Saint Louis Chess Club organises the U.S. Championships 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic all events are played online, and this year the U.S. Junior Championship is a 10-player round-robin rapid tournament. After six of nine rounds John Burke and Jeffery Xiong (pictured) share the lead with 4.0/6. In a press release of the Saint Louis Chess Club IM Kostya Kavutskiy recaps the action of day 2. | Photo: Lennart Ootes (Archive)