Irina Krush

As soon as the 2016 Sinquefield Cup ended, America’s top five players headed to Baku, Azerbijan, for the 42nd Chess Olympiad. The United States usually…

April 13, 2016, will be remembered as the opening day of the strongest U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship in history. The excitement…

In less than one month, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will once again become the most interesting chess club in the world. That is…

The Webster University challengers provided excitement in this year’s U.S. chess championships, but in the end the top ranking players — GM Hikaru…

Just one problem with being at the absolute peak of your game: There is nowhere to go but down.Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, the longtime American No. 1,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 2, 2013 - Friday didn't look so black for John Bartholomew. The 26-year-old International Master…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 11, 2013 - It’s a great time to be a woman in chess. I think.To be sure, I should ask GM-elect…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon:It’s a great time to be a woman in chess. I think.To be sure, I should ask GM-elect Irina Krush, who…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: “Live, from the basement of the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center...”Flip to Fox Sports…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 24, 2012 - The 2012 U.S. Chess Championship and 2012 U.S. Women's Championship were held at the…