Job Opportunity at US Chess Spring Nationals
Jim Doyle will be taking photographs at key National events, including the upcoming Spring Nationals. He will be shooting for Chess Life Magazine, US Chess…
Jim Doyle will be taking photographs at key National events, including the upcoming Spring Nationals. He will be shooting for Chess Life Magazine, US Chess…
Two months of travel through Australia and Asia. Three grueling chess tournaments. Thousands of photos. Countless unforgettable experiences (on and off the chess board) My…
Chess organizers across the United States run dozens of FIDE-rated events every month. Although almost all FIDE-rated events in this country are also US Chess…
The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is soliciting T-Shirt Vendor bids for the following FY 2018-2019 through FY 2020-2021 National events. The US Chess fiscal…
The US Chess Federation is soliciting Bookstore bids for the following National events: 2018 U.S. Open, July 28 – August 5, 2018, Madison Marriott West,…
The winning article in Best of US Chess 2018 is Path to the Podium: GM Mesgen Amanov on Training by Grandmaster Mesgen Amanov. This story is…
Olga Rubtsova was the only person to become Women’s World Champion in both OTB and Correspondence Chess.
The #2 article in Best of US Chess 2018 is Should Women’s Chess Titles Be Eliminated? by Vanessa West. Vanessa, also the 2017 Chess Journalist of the…
On June 18, 2016, I received a standard e-mail: Hello GM Amanov: We are currently looking for a coach/mentor for our 5-year-old son (he has…
While the time on your clock approaches zero, you decide to make your move 39. That move will repeat a position for the third time. You record your move 39 and then pause your clock before claiming the draw. Your opponent points out that, since there was no perpetual check or a repeat of the position three times in a row that, the game must continue. It is time to get help from a TD.