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By tying for first in the 2022 U.S. Open, Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi won a qualifying spot to the 2022 U.S. Championship. Then he lost an Armageddon playoff chess game with Grandmaster Aleksey Sorokin for an extra $200 and the U.S. Open title. Moradiabadi and Sorokin spoke to WIM Alexey Root, who also reports on U.S. Open committee meetings and awards. | Photos: Alexey Root
Saint Louis University (SLU) won their first ever President's Cup this past weekend by out-scoring Webster University, Texas Tech University, and University of Texas at Dallas in the Final Four. These four teams earned their spots in the tournament by making top four at the 2022 Pan-American Intercollegiate...
If you start the year with three world titles and end it with just one, can it really be called a successful year?
The Texas Tech Chess program will compete on Sept. 25 and Sept. 26 in a virtual competition. They will be competing in the U.S. Collegiate Rapid and Blitz Championships.