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So Sole Leader After Turnaround Win; Li And Lee Lead Women's
GM Wesley So remained the only unbeaten player and sole leader of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship with five points when he fought back from a worse position to defeat GM Ray Robson in round seven.…
Read on Chess.com ↗Carlsen, So, Niemann Take Center Stage As 'Grandmasters' Hits U.S. Theaters
Grandmasters, the documentary offering an inside look at GMs Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Hans Niemann, and the struggle over chess's future, has reached movie theaters across the United States. The…
Read on Chess.com ↗Movahed Returns To Familiar Freestyle Friday First Position
GM Sina Movahed won Freestyle Friday on October 16, riding a 7/7 start to sole first place on nine points. GM Haowen Xue finished second with 8.5/11, surpassing GM Ian Nepomniachtchi on tiebreaks.…
Read on Chess.com ↗Maghsoodloo Takes Two 3 0 Thursdays, Caruana Wins 3rd
GM Parham Maghsoodloo won the first two 3 0 Thursday tournaments on October 15, the first player to win consecutive events since GM Jose Martinez did it in back-to-back weeks in March and April.…
Read on Chess.com ↗Rachael Li Catches Alice Lee In Women's Lead; Caruana, Liang Join 4-Way Lead
Both tournaments are wide open after six decisive games on Thursday. Four players lead the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship: GMs Wesley So, Andy Woodward, Fabiano Caruana, and Awonder Liang. Caruana…
Read on Chess.com ↗SLU, UTD, Texas Tech Still Perfect In Collegiate Chess League
The last two league champions, Saint Louis University (SLU) and the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), are the two undefeated teams after two matches each in the 2026 fall season of the Collegiate…
Read on Chess.com ↗Woodward Topples Caruana; Lee On 4.5/5 After Bloodiest Day Yet
Eight out of 12 games were decisive on Wednesday, making it the bloodiest round across both tournaments in this year's 2026 U.S. Chess Championships. GM Andy Woodward took down defending champion GM…
Read on Chess.com ↗Roman Shogdzhiev, 11, Closes In On Mishra's Youngest GM Record
IM Roman Shogdzhiev took a major step toward becoming the youngest grandmaster in chess history on Monday, scoring his second GM norm in the Serbian Super League. The 11-year-old is now one norm and…
Read on Chess.com ↗Caruana Wins Titled Tuesday On Day Off In U.S. Championship
GM Fabiano Caruana won Titled Tuesday on October 13 during an off day in the 2026 U.S. Championship—where he currently shares the tournament lead—defeating GM Nihal Sarin in a key 10th-round matchup.…
Read on Chess.com ↗Day Of Endgames Sees Caruana Join So At Top; Lee Sole Leader In Women's
It was a day of endgames in round four of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship, with GM Fabiano Caruana scoring a long grinding win over GM Ray Robson to join GM Wesley So in the lead on three points. In…
Read on Chess.com ↗Woodward, Shankland Strike; Alice Lee Joins Women's Leaders
GMs Wesley So and Awonder Liang continued as joint leaders with 2.5 points after their mutual encounter ended in a draw in the third round of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship. GM Andy Woodward was…
Read on Chess.com ↗Wesley So, Awonder Liang Lead Open; Paragua, Cervantes Lead Women With Perfect Scores
GMs Wesley So and Awonder Liang won again in round two of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship to lead with 2/2 perfect scores. So was much worse against GM Jeffery Xiong but turned it around, while…
Read on Chess.com ↗Nakamura Makes History With Record 5th Straight Bullet Brawl Victory
History was made in the Bullet Brawl arena on Saturday as GM Hikaru Nakamura acquired his fifth straight title, eclipsing a record set and shared by the late GM Daniel Naroditsky and himself back in…
Read on Chess.com ↗Maghsoodloo Wins Star-Studded Freestyle Friday
GM Parham Maghsoodloo took a step closer to qualifying for the 2027 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship by taking out the latest edition of Freestyle Friday. Maghsoodloo scored 9/11 en route to…
Read on Chess.com ↗Birthday Boy Wesley So Starts U.S. Championship With Topsy-Turvy Win
Three-time national champion GM Wesley So celebrated his 33rd birthday with a win over GM Sam Shankland in the first round of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship, which started in St. Louis on Friday.…
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