Jennifer Shahade and Macauley Peterson review the fifth round of the US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

An article by the New York Times detailing the progress of the 2009 US Chess Championship being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louit

GM Yury Shulman sat down with the Internet Chess Club’s John Henderson to discuss tournament life, being defending champion and the state of chess in America.

GM Alexander Onischuk talks about his life as a parent, a teacher and training for a triathalon – in addition to GM tournament play.

Jennifer Shahade and Macauley Peterson review the fourth round of the US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

International travel, a clothing line, followed around by an MTV crew…sounds like a famous actor or pop star, right?

Actually, Varzuhan Akobian IS from Hollywood, but he’s an international chess star: a Grandmaster to be exact.

Akobian, originally from Armenia, is competing in the U.S. Chess Championship, held at the Chess
Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. MTV is producing a segment call True Life: I’m a Genius featuring Akobian, and he’s promoting his t-shirt line called Endgame.

Joel Benjamin talks about his very atypical Grandmaster life, writing for Chess Life and being a new father taking precedence over meticulous study, and his role in programming the computer that beat legendary Gary Kasparov.

Jennifer Shahade and Macauley Peterson review the third round of the US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

Beautiful time lapse video from Round 1 of the ‘09 US Chess Championship featuring New York’s Gata Kamsky vs. Varuzhan Akobian.

An article from the Washington Post with highlights from the 2009 US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis