Yasser Seirawan

“This game will be over in two moves.”“…and how long will that take?”“It could be 20 seconds. It could be two hours.”Let’s get one thing clear – 20…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: I hail from Seattle, Wash., and in 1972 I got caught up in the Bobby Fischer versus Boris Spassky…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 29, 2013: If Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan ever decides to completely hang up chess, he should be…

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…

Thi article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 13, 2012 - On Thursday, Sept. 13, I’m headed to St. Louis for a special game of chess at the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 12, 2012 - If Yasser Seirawan were coaching a different sport, he would certainly be a press…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 5, 2012 - There have been some exciting developments in the St. Louis chess scene over the past…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 13, 2012 - Former World Champion Anatoly Karpov and four-time U.S. Champion Yasser Seirawan are…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 28, 2011 - During a long and grueling tournament here in Ningbo, China, the U.S. team had real…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 20, 2011 - Greetings from China! I am writing this column from my hotel room in Ningbo as I…