# Saint Louis Chess Club > The Saint Louis Chess Club is committed to making chess accessible to everyone, regardless of their skill level, age, or background\. Generated by Yoast SEO v27.9, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Saint Louis Chess Club \| World\-Class Tournaments, Lessons \& Events](https://saintlouischessclub.org/) - [Events We Offer](https://saintlouischessclub.org/events/events-we-offer/) - [Weekly Classes \& Lectures](https://saintlouischessclub.org/events/weekly-classes-lectures/) - [Invitational Tournaments](https://saintlouischessclub.org/events/invitational-tournaments/) - [Major Open Club Tournaments](https://saintlouischessclub.org/events/major-open-club-tournaments/) ## Posts - [New Champions Crowned in U\.S\. Junior, Junior Girls’, Senior and Senior Women’s National Championships in Saint Louis](https://saintlouischessclub.org/news-insights-press/new-champions-crowned-in-u-s-junior-junior-girls-senior-and-senior-womens-national-championships-in-saint-louis/) - [Saint Louis Welcomes Rising Stars, Trailblazers and Chess Legends for Expanded 2026 U\.S\. Junior, Junior Girls’, Senior and Senior Women’s Championships](https://saintlouischessclub.org/news-insights-press/saint-louis-welcomes-rising-stars-trailblazers-and-chess-legends-for-expanded-2026-u-s-junior-junior-girls-senior-and-senior-womens-championships/) - [Wesley So Wins Open; Alice Lee Secures Third Consecutive Women’s Title at 2026 American Cup](https://saintlouischessclub.org/news-insights-press/wesley-so-wins-open-alice-lee-secures-third-consecutive-womens-title-at-2026-american-cup/) - [WCM Diana Lanni Withdraws from 2026 U\.S\. Senior Women's Championship](https://saintlouischessclub.org/news-insights-press/diana-lanni-withdraws-2026-us-senior-womens-championship/): Woman Candidate Master Diana Lanni has withdrawn from the 2026 U\.S\. Senior Women's Championship due to a medical event\. - [World’s Top Women Chess Field Announced for 2026 Cairns Cup in Saint Louis](https://saintlouischessclub.org/news-insights-press/worlds-top-women-chess-field-announced-for-2026-cairns-cup-in-saint-louis/) ## Board/Staff - [Isaac Tune](https://saintlouischessclub.org/board-staff/isaac-tune/) - [GM Emilio Cordova](https://saintlouischessclub.org/board-staff/emilio-cordova/) - [Luke Byrnes](https://saintlouischessclub.org/board-staff/luke-byrnes/) - [IM Tianqi Wang](https://saintlouischessclub.org/board-staff/im-tianqi-wang/) - [GM Yuniesky Quesada](https://saintlouischessclub.org/board-staff/gm-yuniesky-quesada/) ## Chess Games - [Carissa Yip vs Divya Deshmukh \- 2026 Cairns Cup \- Round 4](https://saintlouischessclub.org/game/yip-vs-deshmukh-2026-cairns-cup-round-4/) - [Humpy Koneru vs Anna Muzychuk \- 2026 Cairns Cup \- Round 4](https://saintlouischessclub.org/game/koneru-vs-muzychuk-2026-cairns-cup-round-4/) - [Tan Zhongyi vs Vaishali Rameshbabu \- 2026 Cairns Cup \- Round 4](https://saintlouischessclub.org/game/tan-vs-rameshbabu-2026-cairns-cup-round-4/) - [Stavroula Tsolakidou vs Alice Lee \- 2026 Cairns Cup \- Round 4](https://saintlouischessclub.org/game/tsolakidou-vs-lee-2026-cairns-cup-round-4/) - [Bibisara Assaubayeva vs Alexandra Kosteniuk \- 2026 Cairns Cup \- Round 4](https://saintlouischessclub.org/game/assaubayeva-vs-kosteniuk-2026-cairns-cup-round-4/) ## Chess Pocket Parks - [Carondelet Park](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-pocket-park/carondelet-park/) - [Wilmore Park](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-pocket-park/wilmore-park/) - [Afro World](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-pocket-park/afro-world/) - [Grand Center](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-pocket-park/grand-center/) - [Tilles Park](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-pocket-park/tilles-park/) ## Events - [2026 Cairns Cup](https://saintlouischessclub.org/event/2026-cairns-cup/): One of the strongest female super\-tournaments in the world returns in 2026 with the sixth edition of the Cairns Cup\! This elite tournament features ten of the best female chess players from around the world as they compete for a $250,000 prize fund, the largest in the event’s history\. - [Kids Chess for Knights \- Sunday](https://saintlouischessclub.org/event/kids-chess-for-knights-sunday/): A kids class for tournaments players\. This lecture will focus on strategies with competition in mind, and everything learned will be immediately put ot the test\. - [Kids Chess for Rookies \- Sunday](https://saintlouischessclub.org/event/kids-chess-for-rookies-sunday/): If you already know the rules of chess, learn the basic strategies from a grandmaster in this fun class\. - [Kids Beginner’s Class \- Sunday](https://saintlouischessclub.org/event/kids-beginners-class-sunday/): Learn all the rules and fundamentals needed to start your chess journey\. - [2026 U\.S\. Chess Championships](https://saintlouischessclub.org/event/2026-us-chess-championships/): The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to host the 2026 U\.S\. Chess Championship and U\.S\. Women's Chess Championship\. ## Players - [Sam Sevian](https://saintlouischessclub.org/us-chess-champs/sam-sevian/) - [Maxime Vachier\-Lagrave](https://saintlouischessclub.org/us-chess-champs/maxime-vachier-lagrave/) - [Bibisara Assaubayeva](https://saintlouischessclub.org/us-chess-champs/bibisara-assaubayeva/) - [Vaishali Rameshbabu](https://saintlouischessclub.org/us-chess-champs/vaishali-rameshbabu/) - [Tan Zhongyi](https://saintlouischessclub.org/us-chess-champs/tan-zhongyi/) ## Players - [Alice Lee](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-player/alice-lee/) - [Carissa Yip](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-player/carissa-yip/) - [Zoey Tang](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-player/zoey-tang/) - [Levon Aronian](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-player/levon-aronian/) - [Anna M\. Sargsyan](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-player/anna-m-sargsyan/) ## Tournaments/Events - [2026 American Cup](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-event/2026-american-cup/) - [2026 Cairns Cup](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-event/2026-cairns-cup/) - [2026 U\.S\. Senior Chess Championship](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-event/2026-u-s-junior-senior-chess-championships/2026-u-s-senior-chess-championship/) - [2026 U\.S\. Junior Chess Championship](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-event/2026-u-s-junior-senior-chess-championships/2026-u-s-junior-chess-championship/) - [2026 U\.S\. Girls’ Junior Chess Championship](https://saintlouischessclub.org/chess-event/2026-u-s-junior-senior-chess-championships/2026-u-s-girls-junior-chess-championship/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://saintlouischessclub.org/sitemap_index.xml)