Kostya Kavutskiy | St. Louis Chess Club

Eight-time U.S. Women's Champion GM Irina Krush.

On Chess: America’s top players return to St. Louis to fight for national crown

Twenty-four of America's strongest chess players compete in St. Louis to win a national title.

On Chess: Grandmaster Dominguez Wins Star-Studded Champions Showdown

Kostya Kavutskiy | St. Louis Chess Club

Results of the 2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX

2021 Sinquefield Cup Winner, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

On Chess: Vachier-Lagrave Wins Second Sinquefield Cup Title

Kostya Kavutskiy | St. Louis Chess Club

Vachier-Lagrave is the only grandmaster to win the Sinquefield Cup twice.

Wesley So dominated the 2020 U.S. Chess Championship, winning the crown for a second time.

On Chess: Wesley So Wins Historic 2020 U.S. Chess Championship, Capping off ‘Championship October’

Kostya Kavutskiy | St. Louis Chess Club

The pandemic changed how this year's U.S. Chess Championships were played. But that didn't stop Wesley So from walking away a winner with a score nearly as high as chess legend Bobby Fisher.