Announcements Chess Life Kids (and School Mates!) Digital Archives Now Available » Call for Nominations: 2023 Chess Journalist of America Awards » XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess Festival Announced - Registration Information » Free Chess in Education Webinar: May 21, 2023 at 8 PM ET – Brooklyn Castle Panel Discussion » US CHESS ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT 2023 WORLD CADET » A New Beginning: Next Steps After the HBCU ClassicIn her coverage of the First Annual HBCU Classic, a recurring theme in Melinda Matthews’ interviews was a sense that this event was (and should be)...Read… Read More » One Move at a Time: The Gift of Chess Prison ProgramWelcome to One Move at a Time, the show where we highlight people and organizations that are advancing our US Chess mission statement to Empower...Read… Read More » Chess Life Kids (and School Mates!) Digital Archives Now AvailableAll back-issues of Chess Life Kids — which began as School Mates in 1983 — are now available on our digital archives in downloadable .pdf format...Read… Read More » Wednesday Workout: Elementary, My Dear!This week's Wednesday Workout features puzzles pulled from games played at the 2023 National Elementary School Championship May 12 through 14 in...Read… Read More » US Chess Final Statement About Alejandro Ramirez InvestigationUS Chess launched an investigation in late 2022 when it received formal complaints from two individuals alleging sexual misconduct by GM Alejandro...Read… Read More » Five Lessons From Scholastic ChampionshipsWhile this author categorically rejects the premise that there can be such a thing as "too much chess," there certainly has been a lot of chess this...… Read More »