Are you ready for a truly spectacular 2009 U.S. Championship that's set to get underway at the new Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis? The 24 contenders include the "big three" of Gata Kamsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Onischuk and defending champ ... Read More

Today was the first round of games in the 38th Chess Olympiad being held in Dresden, Germany.  We are expecting the United States team to get a medal this year.  We have one of the strongest teams we have ever put together. The U.S. team includes Gata Kamsky,  Alexander Onischuk, ... Read More

Gata Kamsky and Veselin Topalov in Sofia, 2007. Photo Macauley Peterson We were hoping to get confirmation on the match arrangements today only to find out that they might not come until next week. Someone might have exaggerated the progress of those arrangements. Let's hope that we have just seen ... Read More

There is nothing more exciting for U.S. chess than Gata Kamsky's run for the World Championship. Later this year, Gata will face former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in a match, while current world champion, India's Viswanathan Anand, defends his title against his predecessor, Vladimir Kramnik of Russia. ... Read More