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• Weekly Discussion & Tournament Thread Index - March 09, 2026 [Mod Applications Welcome]

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• Event: 2026 American Cup

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  Follow the games here: Chess.com | Lichess

  The 2026 American Cup will take place from March 2 to 13 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The tournament features Open and Women’s divisions contested in a double-elimination format, with games played at classical and rapid time controls. Players move to the elimination bracket after a loss, keeping title chances alive through multiple rounds. The total prize fund is $400,000.

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• Wesley So beats Fabiano Caruana in a must-win classical game and beats him 1.5-0.5 in blitz to advance to the Grand Final in the American Cup 2026

  submitted by /u/Necessary_Pattern850 [link] [comments]

• Wesley So on how he felt after losing the first classical game vs Fabi in the American Cup. .. He later managed to win the second game on demand and then win the tiebreaks to reach the Grand Final 📍

  submitted by /u/rio_ARC [link] [comments]

• My first en passant mate

  Probably not my best match, but one of my better checkmates submitted by /u/djxuisjx [link] [comments]

• I finally reached 1000 elo after 8 months learning chess, i'm very happy today!

  Normally, I try to play a few games, but every day I practice tactics in areas where I'm weak. Any advice on how to keep improving? submitted by /u/Dantep3 [link] [comments]