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The history of the U.S. Women's Chess Championships contains a wealth of information about chess in America and countless fascinating stories about champions from all walks of life. A groundbreaking work about the U.S. Women's Chess Championships and the 29 women who won the title between 1937 and 2020 has been published by McFarland. Johannes Fischer wanted to know more and interviewed Alexey Root, the author of the book.

The Russian Superfinals are taking place on October 9-20. An open tournament and a women’s tournament are taking place concurrently. The open event, which includes Aleksandra Goryachkina (pictured), has Dmitry Andreikin, Nikita Vitiugov and Andrey Esipenko as the top seeds. Polina Shuvalova, Alina Kashlinskaya and Natalija Pogonina are the highest-rated players in the women’s section. | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili