Samuel Shankland surprises, Nazi Paikidze repeats at U.S. chess championships

He's been overshadowed by the U.S. "Big Three" and can hear the footsteps of a rising generation of American grandmasters eager to claim their place in the pecking order.

But at the just-concluded U.S. Championship tournament held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, California GM Samuel ...