Alexander Shabalov, the 2003 U.S. champion, finished his memorable year triumphantly by winning the North American Open in Las Vegas Dec. 26-29. He scored 51/2 points in six games, leaving behind a ...

Twenty-one years after his first Open title, GM Alexander Shabalov was back in the winner’s circle earlier this month, sharing the honors with five other players at the 115th U.S. Open tournament in ...

It was the “Shabba Show” as GM Alexander Shabalov ran away with the 44th annual Eastern Open, the traditional local year-ending tournament held last week at the Westin Hotel in Tysons Corner. Shabalov ...

The North American Open won by Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain near the end of 2011 yields this interesting encounter by Vallejo Pons in the fifth round, playing White, versus Alexander Shabalov, a ...

SEATTLE - With a stunning queen sacrifice, Latvian-born Grandmaster Alexander Shabalov of Pittsburgh defeated an up-and-coming rival to win the U.S. Chess Championship. It took Shabalov 61 moves over ...

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With a stunning queen sacrifice, Latvian-born Grandmaster Alexander Shabalov of Pittsburgh defeated an up-and-coming rival to win the U.S. Chess Championship. It took Shabalov 61 moves over almost six ...

Vishy Anand, a former world champion, is again winning premier tournaments with ease and efficiency. Yesterday at the Dutch coastal town of Wijk aan Zee, the Indian grandmaster won the traditional ...

Alexander Shabalov has won the Frank J Berry US Championship with a typically swashbuckling performance. Shabalov, a Latvian, is a contemporary of Alexei Shirov who faces England’s Michael Adams in ...

Alexander Shabalov, a 35-year-old grandmaster from Pittsburgh, won the U.S. Chess Championship on Saturday night. The nine-round tournament in Seattle featured 58 of the nation’s top players, ...