Not everyone gets to meet their idols — or compete against them. When Alice Lee was growing up, she watched Irina Krush, the first woman to earn the title of Grandmaster while playing for the United ...

Young chess master Alice Lee, of North Oaks, has taken home her second Women’s American Cup championship after competing last week in St. Louis. The 2025 tournament, organized by the St. Louis Chess ...

Lee, of Minneapolis, is one of three women players in chess history to earn the title of international master before turning 14, and on Thursday she upset 40-year-old Irina Krush, an eight-time U.S.

The U.S. Chess Championships are underway at the St. Louis Chess Club in Missouri — home to the World Chess Hall of Fame. Among those competing is 15-year-old International Master Alice Lee, the ...

ST. LOUIS — A 14-year-old chess prodigy defeated a top U.S. competitor in an elite tournament Thursday in St. Louis, becoming one of the youngest players in history to win a major chess title. Alice ...