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Business Wire
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Business Wire
Saint Louis Welcomes Rising Stars and Chess Legends for 2025 U.S. Junior, Junior Girls and Senior Championships
SAINT LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The brightest minds in American chess — from rising prodigies to seasoned champions — will converge once again in the nation's Chess Capital as Saint Louis hosts the 2025 U.S. Senior, Junior, and Junior Girls Championships. Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club from July 15–25, the invitation-only tournaments will take place at University Tower in Saint Louis and feature the top 10 players in each division competing for national titles and a record-breaking combined prize fund of $225,000. 'We're proud to once again launch this summer's national championships by bringing together the country's top chess talent,' said Yasser Seirawan, Chief Commentator and Spokesperson for the Saint Louis Chess Club. 'The U.S. Junior, Junior Girls and Senior Championships are among our favorite events to host — they offer a rare opportunity to witness the brilliance of both legendary veterans and the rising stars who represent the future of American chess.' The three 10-player fields will tie together chess past and future for a celebration of the best of chess. U.S. Junior Championship With five of the players currently ranked within the top 50 juniors in the world, this year's U.S. Junior Championship will feature a field of competitive prodigies including Grandmaster (GM) Abhimanyu Mishra, the youngest ever to earn the GM title and the highest rated American Junior, as well as teenage GM's Andy Woodward and Brewington Hardaway. Along with winning the title, players will be competing to win a piece of the $75,000 prize fund and the coveted invitation to the U.S. Championship later this year. U.S. Junior Girls Championship The future of women's chess in America looks incredibly bright and will be showcased at the U.S. Junior Girls' Championship. The event features 9 of the top 11 Junior Girls in the country, including WGM Zoey Tang, who is currently ranked 7th in the world. Also competing are promising young talents such as 12-year-olds Woman FIDE Masters (WFM) Megan Paragua and Laurie Qiu, the youngest players in this year's championship. In addition to the championship title, players will compete for a share of the $50,000 prize fund and an invitation to compete in this year's U.S. Women's Championship later this year. U.S. Senior Championship Created by the Saint Louis Chess Club seven years ago, the U.S. Senior Championship will again be held alongside the country's junior national chess championships, where they will compete for a $100,000 prize fund. The 2025 field boasts legendary chess players, including many former champions like GM Vladimir Akopian (2024), GM Alex Shabalov (2022, 2019), GM Gregory Kaidanov (2021) and GM Joel Benjamin (2020). The rating for players is based on the April 2025 US Chess Invitational Rating lists, part of the US Chess Invitational Event Regulations, which were used to determine the invitations for these events. The expert commentary team of GMs Yasser Seirawan and Cristian Chirila and IM Nazi Paikidze will call the action live and provide game analysis daily online starting at 12:20 p.m. CT on and on the Saint Louis Chess Club's YouTube and channels. Saint Louis Chess Club The Saint Louis Chess Club is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that is committed to making chess an important part of our community. In addition to providing a forum for the community to play tournaments and casual games, the club also offers chess improvement classes, beginner lessons and special lectures. Recognizing the cognitive and behavioral benefits of chess, the Saint Louis Chess Club is committed to supporting those chess programs that already exist in area schools while encouraging the development of new in-school and after-school programs. For more information, visit
Mint
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
D Gukesh pops up in UPSC Prelims 2025; Do you know what was the question during India's toughest exam?
D Gukesh made his way into India's toughest exam when the youngest chess world champion became a part of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Prelims 2025 question paper. The UPSC Prelims 2025 took place on May 25, 2025 across India. The question appeared on serial no.100 in Set A. At serial no.100, two questions appeared, both on chess. 'I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi,' read out the first of the two. In the second, the question was, 'II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world's youngest ever Grandmaster.' Candidates were given four options of asking which of the above two is/are correct. 'I only, II only, Both I and II, Neither I nor II' were the options. For the unknown, the correct answer is option II as Abhimanyu Mishra is the holder of the record for being world's youngest-ever Grandmaster in history on June 30, 2021, at the age of 12 years, four months, and 25 days. Sergey Karjakin held the record previously at 12 years and seven months. Indeed, Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion but not after defeating the Russian Nepomniachtchi. The Indian defeated China's Ding Liren on December 12, 2024 at 18 years and 195 days. Gukesh will next be seen competing at the Norway Chess tournament, alongside fellow Arjun Erigaisi. The Indians will be up against the likes of Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura from Monday. This is also the first time two Indian men will be competing at the Norway Chess tournament. Among Indian women are two-time women's world rapid champion Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali.
