Announcements The Herbert B. Jacklyn Program is Open For 2025-26 Submissions » Change to US Chess Ratings: Bonus Threshold Lowered » Final Call for Applications – Maurice Ashley Fellowship! » US Chess Offices Closed Monday, May 26 » (Update: Video Now Available) Executive Board Candidates Forum Scheduled for May 16 » Nebraska Hall of Fame Tournament Celebrates Past, Present, and Future of Midwest Chess“This will be the strongest chess tournament in Nebraska history,” FM Rod Malpert declared at the May 30 banquet honoring the 2024 inductees to the... Shankland Wins 2025 American Continental, Qualifies for World CupFormer US Champion Sam Shankland Becomes 2025 American Continental Champion FOZ DO IGUAÇU, BRAZIL—The FIDE Americas Tournament Committee seems to have... Wednesday Workout: Chicago Open HighlightsThis week's exercises come from the 32nd Annual Chicago Open, adding even more highlights to those collected in yesterday's Tactics Tuesday and Monday... The Herbert B. Jacklyn Program is Open For 2025-26 Submissions“It is my wish and desire that the United States Chess Federation use this gift to establish a fund in my name and that the income generated therefrom... Check is in the Mail, June 2025: That's Unusual!This issue's theme is unusual openings. Sometimes these are also referred to as irregular openings. If you ever play a game using Fritz, and enable... Tactics Tuesday: Chicago Open HighlightsThis week's puzzles come from the 32nd Annual Chicago Open, which was one of several major tournaments highlighted in yesterday's Memorial Day Weekend...