Alexander Onischuk and Katerina Rohonyan came through today with big wins, allowing the men to defeat Hungary and the women to draw China. In round 8, both American teams will face Russia.
The Boston Blitz and the Dallas Destiny advanced to the U.S. Chess League finals with wins over the Carolina Cobras and the Miami Sharks. Defending champs, the Destiny will face Boston on Dec.6, Sat at 3 PM EST.
After round 6 victories, the U.S. teams will be “rewarded” with two top-five seeds: the men play Hungary and the women face China. Also read about our new U.S. title-winners: 3 GMs, 2 IMs, 2 WIMs and 4 FIDE ...
The Northern Virginia Open saw a higher than expected turnout, including newly anointed GM Larry Kaufman. IM Justin Sarkar took clear first with 5-0, and offers his thoughts on his last round battle.
The Olympiad restarts with the U.S. teams facing Romania and Cuba. The halftime report includes Dresden photo impressions from Irina Krush, round five games, and surprising trivia: Which two U.S. players have identical performance ratings?
GM Alexander Shabalov and IMs Bryan Smith and Stryjecki tied for first in the King's Island Open (Mason, Ohio, Nov.14-16.) Tim Moroney's report includes games from the two happy IMs.
In a compelling promo, Jerry Hanken offers a glimpse into the rich history of the American Open (Nov.27-30), the West's answer to Philly's National Congress. Jerry also points out new AO perks, such as the sponsorship from thechesspiece.com.
The 2009 U.S. Championship will be held in Saint Louis, Missouri at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Read the official PR and look for full details on uschess.org in the coming months.
USCF members and guests may now take part in the historic Earth vs. Space chess match. Click on the link at the top of the right column for match updates.