Fame, glory, and cold hard cash are on the line this week at an elite level of competition: the 2026 American Cup at the Saint Louis Chess Club. “It’s the crème de la crème of the American chess world ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Saint Louis Chess Club today announced the appointment of Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan as its Chief Commentator and Spokesperson. Now a Saint Louis resident, Yasser ...

Between sips of cappuccino at a Queen Anne coffee shop, the best chess player in America explains what it takes to rise to the top of one of the world's most challenging and competitive games. "One ...

Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess Combinations," recently issued by Everyman Chess, is a new fascinating book in his Winning Chess series. How to define a combination turned into a big debate in the ...

If Tiki Barber can come back, why not Yasser Seirawan? Seirawan, a former US Champion, gave up tournament chess eight years ago and moved to Europe. But he was the surprise recipient of a “wild card” ...

A few years ago, I had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with Yasser Seirawan, our country’s third-ranked grandmaster, several-time U.S. champion and two-time candidate in the world championship ...

One of the most exciting games played last week in the 1997 Interplay U.S. Chess Championship being held Aug. 22 to Sept. 12 in Chandler, Ariz., was the do-or-die struggle between several-time U.S.

Some of the top stars of the game are in action in events around the globe this week, but the best performance could be that turned in by a player who hasn’t been a factor on the world stage for more ...