9 December 2004 - "Opinion: Why Nakamura's Victory is Good for Chess." Most of the chess world knows that America has a new chess champion… and not a moment too soon! This badly-needed result will provide a shot of adrenaline to chess in a country searching... More!

5 December 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Nakamura and Goletiani… U.S. Champions!" In what was perhaps an appropriate result (given pre-tournament predictions), Hikaru Nakamura has won the U.S. Championship with a stunning performance. More!

5 December 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Playoff Showdown!" In what has been arguably the most exciting U.S. Championship in history, the top two boards were blazing as both fans and players were buzzing about the prodigious battles… More!

5 December 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Round Nine." What a championship! What a finish! What games! What's amazing is that there is more to come. In what has truly been a revolutionary tournament, today will cap off a storybook ending… More!

4 December 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Round Eight." This round of chess was relatively quiet as 11 of the top 16 boards were drawn. Despite this fact, only Wojtkiewicz-Gulko was played without any inspiration. More!

3 December 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Round Seven." Going in the penultimate round, there is a close battle for 1st featuring the steady Alexander Stripunsky and the 16-year old phenom, Hikaru Nakamura. More!

2 December 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Round Six." An improbable occurrence happened when the five Cuban émigrés not only won their games, but each won playing the black pieces! What are the odds of that happening even with the Ukrainian émigrés?? Slim. More!

30 November 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Round Five." Hikaru Nakamura showed why he may have surpassed Alexander Shabalov as the most exciting player on the U.S. circuit today. His game with Sergey Kudrin showed his fighting spirit… More!

29 November 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Round Four." Hikaru Nakamura is an odd-on favorite to record his first U.S. Championship. In a surprise twist, Nakamura trotted out the Center Counter defense... More!

27 November 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Round Three." Leaving a blaze of fire from busted king positions was the order of the day in round three. All games in the lower half of the chart were decisive… More!

26 November 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Round Two." Despite this being the round where draws begin to mount, the lower half had 14 decisive result from 16 games! Despite only five decisive games on the first 16 boards… More!

25 November 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Round One." As in the first round of the last U.S. Championship, there was a major upset. This upset featured the fall of the reigning U.S. champion, Alexander Shabalov who lost to … More!

24 November 2004 - "2004 U.S. Chess Championship: Let the Games Begin." The 2005 U.S. Chess Championship will begin today and the first round pairings will raise some interest… not the least is the Hikaru Nakamura - Stephen Muhammad matchup. More!

19 November 2004 - "ChessCafe.com interviews Hikaru Nakamura." Hikaru Nakamura, 16, will be the focus of attention for the next couple of weeks as competes in the 2004 U.S. Chess Championship. More!

15 November 2004 - "Muhammad to Compete in U.S. Championship," Stephen Muhammad will begin his quest for a national title and a possible GM norm next week for the 2004 U.S. Championship. More!