Here's a little something from the lighter side of chess: A chess fan from Rome, Italy has put together some nice compilations of the many chess scenes from movies and ... Read More

Magnus Carlsen held a half-point lead going into Saturday's final round of the Mtel Masters in Sofia, Bulgaria. His slim lead was held over Veselin Topalov and Alexei Shirov, who ... Read More

While five players were technically in the title hunt heading into the final round of the US Chess Championship, most eyes were on the two co-leaders: Hikaru Nakamura and Robert ... Read More

There will be quite the scramble on the final day of the US Chess Championship Sunday, as Hikaru Nakamura and the surprising Robert Hess are tied for first at 6/8 ... Read More

Round 7 of the US Chess Championship saw an amazing 11 out of 12 games end with decisive results. The only draw (Gulko-Shabalov) had no impact on the standings, meaning ... Read More

There were eight decisive games today at the US Chess Championships, but none of them were on the top boards, where draws were the order of the day. Varuzhan Akobian ... Read More

And then there were two...co-leaders, that is. The US Chess Championship has started to shake out a bit, and the leaderboard has become just a bit less cluttered after Tuesday's ... Read More

There wasn't much in the way of decisive action on the top boards today at the US Chess Championship. Both games between leaders (Kamsky-Friedel and Shulman-Nakamura) ended in draws, leaving ... Read More

It didn't take long for any chance of a player taking a run at the 9-0 Fischer prize to be swept away, as the last three undefeated players all fell ... Read More

Gata Kamsky quickly dispatched Varuzhan Akobian and maintained a perfect 2-0 score in the second round of the US Chess Championship. He's joined at the top by GM-elect Robert Hess, ... Read More

The US Chess Championship got off to a fast start Friday, as nine of the 12 games were decisive. Top seeds Gata Kamsky and Hikaru Nakamura had little trouble securing ... Read More

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is hosting the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship, which begins on Friday. The official site has some beautiful photos of the venue, ... Read More

Last week, I asked you to pick the best American chess players who ever lived, and you responded! After the votes were counted, the list was narrowed to five: you ... Read More

All too often, when the leaders of a tournament meet up in the final round, we get a "grandmaster draw" -- a short, toothless game in which the co-leaders are ... Read More

Looking for an easy way to keep up with what's going on at About Chess? I've created a twitter feed that will let you know what's going on here at ... Read More