Larry Christiansen talks to Kostya Kavutskiy after defeating Khachiyan in Round 8 of the 2024 U.S. Senior Championship.
2024.07.24
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The ninth annual Grand Chess Tour hosts the world's best players (listed below) competing in four countries for a $1.5 million prize fund. The circuit began in May with the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland in Warsaw, the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, and the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia in Zagreb. It concludes beginning August 12 with the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and the Sinquefield Cup.
Alice Lee manipulates her opponent into making a move that opens a vicious double attack and increases Alice's chance for the win
Kicking it into high gear after a shaky start , Alice wins the 2024 U.S. Girl's Junior Champion
Finishing strong, Jasmine briefly chats with Kostya about her overall performance in the tournament
Alex talks about the overall performance and the future participation in playing in next year's tournament.
Nicholas briefly discusses his win and tournament performance with Kostya
Like Kasparov, playing with confidence and with initiative, Christopher Yoo defeated his opponent Balaji Daggupati to become the 2024 U.S. Junior Chess Champion.
GM Boros gives a brief insight when opposite side castling.
SAINT LOUIS, Mo., July 29, 2024 – Out of a field of the nation’s top chess players, International Master (IM) Alice Lee was named champion in the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, Grandmaster (GM) Christopher Yoo won the U.S. Junior Championship, and GM Vladimir Akopian secured victory in the U.S. Senior Championship with a round to spare.
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