For the first time in a long time, the 2024 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championships saw a first-time champion take top honors. After six rounds from January 4 through 7 in McAllen, Texas, University of Missouri-A won with a dazzling 5½/6 score ahead of University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)-A, which finished clear second on 5/6.
As described in the article "The Never Ending Saga of Moroccan Chess" (<a href="https://en.chessbase.com/post/never-ending-saga-of-moroccan-chess">Part 1</a> and <a href="https://en.chessbase.com/post/never-ending-saga-of-moroccan-chess-part-ii">Part 2</a>), the International Prix Mohammed VI tournament had an unfortunate end, as the winners did not receive their prizes. That incident did not take away from the players' efforts and performances, though, as shown here by Diana Mihajlova. | Pictured: Rising star Kevin Michael George with his parents and his coach, GM Bassem Amin
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The 2023 U.S. Open ran from July 29 to August 6 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It offered nine-day, six-day, and four-day schedules, which merged in round 7. The U.S. Open Champion is GM Andrew Tang. WIM Alexey Root attended meetings, visited the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, and interviewed the U.S. Open Champion (and the champ’s father). | Photo: Daniel Day / U.S. Chess Federation
The U.S. Open is one of America’s most prestigious events, and tomorrow we’ll have our winner! With seven players tied for first, this tournament which hasn’t seen any player take the sole lead at any point will still be wide open going into the final round.