Grandmaster Wesley So celebrates his victory in the Open Division at the 2026 American Cup, held at the Saint Louis Chess Club. So claimed his first American Cup title after a commanding performance ...

Not everyone gets to meet their idols — or compete against them. When Alice Lee was growing up, she watched Irina Krush, the first woman to earn the title of Grandmaster while playing for the United ...

Young chess master Alice Lee, of North Oaks, has taken home her second Women’s American Cup championship after competing last week in St. Louis. The 2025 tournament, organized by the St. Louis Chess ...

ST. LOUIS — A 14-year-old chess prodigy defeated a top U.S. competitor in an elite tournament Thursday in St. Louis, becoming one of the youngest players in history to win a major chess title. Alice ...

The U.S. Chess Championships are underway at the St. Louis Chess Club in Missouri — home to the World Chess Hall of Fame. Among those competing is 15-year-old International Master Alice Lee, the ...

Alice Lee, right, 14, of North Oaks, Minn., greets Irina Krush, 40, of Brooklyn, NY, before the start of their match during the finals of the 2024 American Cup double-elimination chess tournament at ...