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"Chess Chat" - Carissa Yip wins U.S. Women's Championship
2024 U.S. Women's champion Carissa Yip will be the special guest for the 197th episode of "Chess Chat"
Tournament Details Revised: 11/22/2024 1:20:51 PM
General Information
Event Organizer: The Wachusett Chess Club  Visit Organizer Website
Event Location: Fitchburg Access Television (FATV), 175 Kimball St., Fitchburg, MA 01420   [ Directions ]
Event Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024
Rounds Time: LIVE program on Saturday,, November 23, at 7 p.m.. at www.fatv.org - public channel
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Event Webpage: www.fatv.org
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Sections Information
Tournament Sections: "Chess Chat" on Fitchburg Access Television (FATV)
Tournament Rules and Other Information
  • "Chess Chat" hosts George Mirijanian and Dave Couture will present complete results of the 2024 U.S. Championships.
  • Their special guest, remotely from MIT in Cambridge, will be IM Carissa Yip.
  • Carissa will present her Round 4 win against 8-time U.S. women's champion GM Irina Krush.
  • This was Carissa's third U.S. Women's Championship victory.
  • She won in 2021, 2023, and now again in 2024.
  • In 2014 she was champion of the Wachusett Chess Club at Fitchburg State University when she was 10 years old.
  • She was champion of the Boylston Chess Club in 2016.
  • She is now the highest-rated female player in the United States.
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