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American Chess Magazine - 51
At just 16 years old, Alice Lee defeated Carissa Yip after three hard-fought mini-matches to complete a remarkable hat-trick of Women’s American Cup victories in St. Louis.
At just 16 years old, Alice Lee defeated Carissa Yip after three hard-fought mini-matches to complete a remarkable hat-trick of Women’s American Cup victories in St. Louis.
WGM Zoey Tang guides readers through the Women’s American Cup and its most compelling storylines. Owing to the tournament’s unique knockout format, the two dominant American female players of the past couple of years, Carissa Yip and Alice Lee, faced each other an astonishing three times. In the end, Alice prevailed to secure her third straight title at this prestigious annual event. Alice also annotates one of her thrilling encounters against Carissa, while the article concludes with an interview in which she reveals that her lifelong ambition is to earn the Grandmaster title.
The coverage of elite chess continues with GM Spyridon Kapnisis and GM John Burke. Kapnisis provides an in-depth analysis of the performances of the two American representatives at the Candidates Tournament. While Fabiano Caruana was prepared to introduce opening novelties and embrace greater risks, Hikaru Nakamura opted for a more solid opening repertoire and overall strategy. In the end, Caruana achieved the better result, but neither American managed to secure the coveted first place.
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At just 16 years old, Alice Lee defeated Carissa Yip after three hard-fought mini-matches to complete a remarkable hat-trick of Women’s American Cup victories in St. Louis.
At just 16 years old, Alice Lee defeated Carissa Yip after three hard-fought mini-matches to complete a remarkable hat-trick of Women’s American Cup victories in St. Louis.
WGM Zoey Tang guides readers through the Women’s American Cup and its most compelling storylines. Owing to the tournament’s unique knockout format, the two dominant American female players of the past couple of years, Carissa Yip and Alice Lee, faced each other an astonishing three times. In the end, Alice prevailed to secure her third straight title at this prestigious annual event. Alice also annotates one of her thrilling encounters against Carissa, while the article concludes with an interview in which she reveals that her lifelong ambition is to earn the Grandmaster title.
The coverage of elite chess continues with GM Spyridon Kapnisis and GM John Burke. Kapnisis provides an in-depth analysis of the performances of the two American representatives at the Candidates Tournament. While Fabiano Caruana was prepared to introduce opening novelties and embrace greater risks, Hikaru Nakamura opted for a more solid opening repertoire and overall strategy. In the end, Caruana achieved the better result, but neither American managed to secure the coveted first place.
Burke then annotates the most exciting games from the Malmo supertournament, won by Magnus Carlsen. Although the event naturally centers on the tournament winner, special attention is also given to two rapidly rising teenage stars: 14-year-old Turkish prodigy Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and 15-year-old American Andy Woodward. Carlsen remains the world’s leading player, but the next generation is progressing quickly and eager to challenge the established elite.
To further demonstrate Erdogmus’s extraordinary strength, GM Sarunas Sulskis begins his regular Magnificent Three column y analyzing the young Turkish grandmaster’s game against former World Champion Veselin Topalov. The two contested a six-game match in Monaco, which Erdogmus won convincingly by 51, lifting his rating above the 2700 Elo mark. Sulskis’s second selection comes from Bangkok, where experienced Dutch GM Loek van Wely outplayed Indian GM N.R. Visakh with the black pieces before concluding the game with a stunning and deeply aesthetic rook sacrifice. His third featured game is from the 2026 European Individual Championship, where Serbian GM Aleksandar Indjic patiently built a powerful attack despite limited material, ultimately weaving a decisive mating net.
