Three rounds of the 2023 U.S. and U.S. Women's Championships are in the books, but we have already seen a lot of incredible games! Saturday's third round brought a number of positional sacrifices, neat tactical tricks, missed opportunities, and devastating blunders. Let's take a look at the most notable moments.
Sam Sevian and Nazi Paikidze are the sole leaders in the open and women’s sections of the U.S. Championships, respectively. Sevian beat Ray Robson with black, while Paikidze got the better of Ashritha Eswaran with white in the first round of the national championships. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
On Thursday, 5 October, the US National Championships and the US Women's National Championships will begin in Saint Louis, each with 12 participants. Everyone with a name and a place in US top chess will be there. Only Hikaru Nakamura is missing.
The Isle of Man plays host once more to the chess world's crème de la crème, as the 3rd FIDE Grand Swiss and 2nd FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss tournaments are set to launch on 25 October. The return of these prestigious world championship qualifying competitions to the Isle of Man marks a momentous occasion. Over the course of 12 days, from 25 October to 5 November, the island in the Irish Sea will emerge as the epicentre of the chess world, hosting an elite assembly of top-tier players fighting for the prizes, prestige and a spot in the 2024 Candidates.