US Chess Championships

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:broadcasts online streaming
gptkbp:community_impact encourages youth participation
supports local chess clubs
increases visibility of chess in media
promotes chess in the US
fosters chess education programs
gptkbp:current_champion gptkb:Krush
gptkb:Nakamura
gptkbp:first_held 1845
gptkbp:format round-robin
Swiss system
gptkbp:frequency annual
gptkbp:gender gptkb:women
open
gptkbp:historical_event introduction of rapid and blitz formats
establishment of US Chess Federation in 1939
first championship held in 1845
introduction of women's section in 1937
transition to online format during COVID-19
gptkbp:historical_significance prestigious title
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Chess Championships
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:media_coverage live commentary
analysis by grandmasters
extensive coverage by chess media
gptkbp:notable_achievement title of US Champion
title of US Women's Champion
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Fischer_vs._Spassky_1972
gptkb:Fischer_vs._Reshevsky_1964
gptkb:Kamsky_vs._Shulman_2008
gptkb:Nakamura_vs._Caruana_2016
Krush vs. Zatonskih 2018
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Gata_Kamsky
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Irina_Krush
gptkb:Hikaru_Nakamura
gptkb:Fabiano_Caruana
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:United_States_Chess_Federation
gptkbp:prize_money varies annually
gptkbp:record most consecutive titles
oldest champion
youngest champion
most titles
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:US_Women's_Chess_Championship
gptkb:US_Junior_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:sponsor various sponsors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4