2024 U.S. Chess Championships underway
Master Alice Lee clinched her first major tournament win during the 2024 American Cup Women's Tournament hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Mo. (Business Wire via AP)
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 back-to-back reigning U.S. Girls Junior Champion and a three-time gold medalist at the World Youth Championships. Lee joins Deepa Fernandes to discuss her hopes for the tournament and how she got so good at chess.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
