"It was such a beautiful game I don't need to describe it."
-'s brief post-game interview after his victory vs. GM Yoo
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Did everyone follow the Chess World Cup? Congratulations to for winning the entire tournament!! 🎉🎊👏
Congratulations to the co-champions of 2020 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX winner and ! They won $31,250 each
“I felt disrespected on every level… I do feel that I channeled in a bit of my anger from that to play some aggressive chess today.”
-GM Christopher Yoo shares his feelings about 's interview yesterday
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Happy birthday to our friend GM !!! 🎉🎊🙌
Former World Chess Champion, writer, commentator, and living LEGEND!!!
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Congrats to Jennifer Yu, our 2022 US Women's Champion!
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We are delighted to announce American Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan has been named Chief Commentator and Spokesperson for the Saint Louis Chess Club❗️He also Makes Saint Louis his permanent residence🙌
♟️“Yasser is a prominent figure within the international chess community and we… Show more
Some super GMs hanging out in front . That’s a tough team to beat. 😳
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What an epic battle between the World Champion and the 19 year old Jeffery Xiong!! #STLRapidBlitz
. at the closing: "Chess goes back centuries, from oriental palaces to European coffeehouses, and now to Zoom and Netflix!"
"Because the game adapts, because the players adapt, the sponsors adapt, and chess keeps growing." #USChessChamps
We are excited to welcome GM to Saint Louis and share that he will be representing the USA in future chess competitions! Read the full release here - stlchessclub.org/LevonAronianAn
We are saddened to hear about the passing of WIM Arianne Caoili, a significant loss to the chess world. Our deepest condolences and sympathy to her husband, GM their families and friends during this difficult time.
Great job to on a hard fought World Championship and for promoting American chess to the world!
Hans Niemann and MVL keep analyzing their game, which ended up in a draw.
#hansniemann #mvl #grandchesstour #stlchessclub #SinquefieldCup
Congrats to the 2020 U.S. Chess Champion, 27-year-old GM Wesley So!! #USChessChamps
Here's the weekly puzzle, see if you can solve it.
White to move, find the best continuation.
Answer will be given on Wednesday, 4/13.
Hans Niemann gave a must-watch interview after round 5 of #SinquefieldCup #hansniemann #grandchesstour
youtu.be/CJZuT-_kij0
The end of the first game of #playoff. Why do you think Nepo was smiling? 🙂
#SinquefieldCup #grandchesstour #stlchessclub #alirezafirouzja #iannepomniachtchi
Help us give a hearty congratulations to our 2019 US Women’s Champion, Jennifer Yu!
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Big Congratulations to GM Magnus Carlsen on Winning🏆 the Grand Chess Tour SuperUnited Rapid & Biliz Croatia🇭🇷 and on his Legendary performance in the blitz section with nine consecutive victories‼️👏🏼🥳🎊
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Aronian: "[...] this is the chess players' chess. I understand that maybe for the public it's difficult to follow Fischer Random, but the amount of joy we get playing this, I don't know if anything can be compared."
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Congratulations to for winning the Clutch Chess International. Wow, what a final that was!
"Good luck with Magnus!"
Ian Nepomniachtchi with his fans near the venue.
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Happy birthday to our beloved friend GM Yasser Seirawan! 🎂🎉👏❤️
Commentator, author, four time U.S. Chess Champion, and U.S. Chess Hall of Famer. We can’t wait to see you again!
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Congratulations to the 2022 U.S. Chess Champions GM and WGM !
Read the full winner release here - stlchessclub.org/ChampsWinnerRe
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Congratulations to the joint winners of the 2020 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, and Wesley So! They earned $45,000 each for their efforts
Happy Birthday to the four-time US Chess Champion and longtime friend of the STL Chess Club, Yasser Seirawan!! We're so glad to have you here commentating #TheAmericanCup and we're excited for another great year working with a chess legend. #HappyBirthday
Happy birthday to our friend ! 🎂🎉👏
2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion, 5 time U.S. Chess Champion, and streamer extraordinaire. Can't wait to see you again!
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Huge congratulations to GM Wesley So, who just won the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship! 🏆 #USChessChamps
High level analysis of Topalov-Kasparov
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"I'm not playing for rating or money. I'm just playing to enjoy myself, and a gambit just sounds like the perfect way to do that."
Interview with GM Awonder Liang after his victory vs. Levon Aronian!
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Saint Louis Chess Club on a Saturday. Come visit and play some chess!!!
Join us in wishing a very happy birthday to our co-founder, Rex Sinquefield! Without his generous support Saint Louis would not be the Chess Capital of the United States! 🎂🎁🎉♟️
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Happy birthday to the man, the myth, the legend: Bobby Fischer! Being the only American World Champion in history, he brought American Chess to what it is today.
Life lesson: Don't interrupt , unless it's for a very good reason.
youtube.com/watch?v=YRkLn7
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Happy Birthday to our beloved co-founder Rex Sinquefield! Thank you for changing the world of chess for the better over these past 14 years! Cheers to many more!♔🥳♟️
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That's it! IM Carissa Yip has clinched the 2021 U.S. Women's Championship with one round to go! 🏆 #USChessChamps
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Firouzja (on analyzing w/ other players): "I don't think it's important, it's very complicated. Even if they sit for 40 minutes they cannot find the best moves...the chess that we're playing we are analyzing for 1000 years & it's not even clear what to do!" #ChampionsShowdown
Fabiano Caruana's take on the 2022 disrespectful #USChessChamps
Congratulations to for winning the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin! 👏🎊🎉 He defeated the other American GM in tiebreaks in a super exciting final match.
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Today is our birthday! Since opening our doors on July 17, 2008 we've hosted over 1,500 tournaments with over 30K chess players. To all our supporters, we want to hear from you - please share your favorite memory or story with us today!
The best thing about playing chess in parks are the trash talkers!!!
#chess #chessparks #stl #stlchessclub
Caruana: "I thought that young players would struggle a lot, because of the lack of opportunities to play in the last year and a half, but it seems like a lot of them have made very good progress. And it looks like U.S. Junior players are also making big strides." #USJuniorsChess
Champions Showdown: Chess9LX will kick off on September 11.
The start-studded field includes Wesley So and Alireza Firouzja 🔥 🔥 🔥
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13th World Champion tells the players, "Best of luck to you, and your internet providers."😂#USChessChamps #USJuniorsChess #USSeniorsChess
Congrats to GM Irina Krush who just won her 8th (!) U.S. Women's Championship title with 8.5/11! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
The numbers one and two in the world will be facing off in the Clutch Chess International finals! Tune in to watch the action. What you're prediction?
youtube.com/watch?v=neA8kF
That's it! GM Wesley So wins the third playoff game and is the official 2021 U.S. CHAMPION! #USChessChamps
Kasparov (on Firouzja): He definitely looks very strong for his age, I would not be surprised if he makes it. By every count he might be a real contender for the title. Naturally his outstanding performance in these tournaments is just more proof that he's really good. #Chess9LX
Veni, Vidi, Vici.
Jennifer Yu with a monster performance, 10/11 & +~100 rating points #USChessChamps
Another fun fact, here are the top three scores ever in U.S. Championships with 12 players:
1. Bobby Fischer - 11/11
2. Bobby Fischer - 9.5/11
3. Bobby Fischer - 9/11
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Ding Liren: "Nepo played so well in the tournament, with +5 noone can catch him."
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It was a boring Tuesday until these two showed up. Around here, after work time is game time!
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Fabiano Caruana is the new Challenger for the World Championship crown! Congrats champ!! #BerlinCandidates
When your fellow grandmaster opponent is playing an opening you haven't seen since you were a sheer beginner...
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What a combination by the World Champion!! #STLRapidBlitz
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest female chess players of all time Hou Yifan!
#HappyBirthday #HouYifan #STLChessClub
♟️ and Wesley So have agreed to a draw!
They will fight it out in their second-round game tomorrow!
Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen on qualifying to the semifinals! He also picked up an extra $8,000 for winning the final clutch game #ClutchChess
Yasser shares an embarrassing story from the 1990 World Championship Match between Karpov & Kasparov 😂#USSeniorsChess
Watch the critical moment as GM Christiansen finds the stunning 48...Ba1!! to achieve a winning position and likely force a tiebreak playoff!
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