U.S. Women Chess Champions
USA’s 16-Year-Old Carissa Yip Defeats Women’s World Chess Champion China’s Ju Wenjun!
by John Bain Carissa Gave Ju Something to Contemplate Ju at chessboard in background thinking. In mid-February 2020, ten of the top women chess players in the world competed in a Round Robin–playing each other once–in the 2020 Cairns... Read more
Carissa Yip is USA’s Youngest-Ever Female International Master (IM)!
by John Bain Carissa Yip Born September 10, 2003 in USA Rated: 2418 Carissa Yip is the youngest-ever American female to earn Expert, Master, Woman Grandmaster (WGM) titles–and now she has added the International Master (IM) title! Since only two American... Read more
Carissa Yip Now America’s #1 Rated Female Chess Player and a Grandmaster (WGM)!
by John Bain Carissa Yip Born September 10, 2003 in USA Rated: 2425 After a very busy and successful summer playing chess, Carissa Yip at 15 years old became the USA’s #1 rated female chess player! Earns Women’s Grandmaster (WGM) Title! Carissa, already a... Read more
Jennifer Yu Wins 2019 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship!
Undefeated 17-Year-Old Jennifer YuWins2019 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship! In Round 10, playing the Black pieces, 17-year-old Jennifer Yu crushed the former 4-time US Women’s Chess Champion, 42-year-old Anna Zatonskih. Jennifer delivered a forced 3-move... Read more