Announcements 2024 Continental Senior (50+) Chess Championships » US Chess to Host Town Hall for Tournament Directors on Sunday, May 5 » The Herbert B. Jacklyn Program is Open For 2024-25 Submissions » 2024 Scholar-Chessplayer Awards Announced: Six Players Honored at the 2024 National High School Championship » US Chess Safe Play Guide for Tournament Directors, Organizers, and Participants Now Available » Gukesh, Tan Win FIDE Candidates Tournaments on Dramatic Final DayFor the better part of Sunday's last-round games in Toronto, at least one of the 2024 FIDE Candidates events appeared headed to a playoff match...Read… Read More » Dan Lucas Inducted into Georgia Hall of FameOn Saturday April 20, 2024, Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas was inducted into the Georgia Chess Association Hall of Fame. The...Read… Read More » Gukesh Takes a Late Lead, while Tan is Almost Home at 2024 CandidatesThe penultimate round of the 2024 FIDE Candidates’ Tournament and Women’s Candidate Tournament took two divergent paths on Saturday in Toronto. In the...… Read More » Stressful Games, No Safe Leads as Candidates 2024 Enters Final Weekend“Only” half of the eight games played during Thursday’s 12th round of the 2024 FIDE Candidates and Women’s Candidates tournaments ended in decisive...Read… Read More » Candidates 2024: Six Decisive Games in 11th Round Set Up Thrilling Home StretchAction is heating up in Toronto as we are reaching the final stretch of the tournament. The 11th round featured three decisive games (out of four) in...… Read More » Wednesday Workout: Niemann's Highlights from Grenke OpenAmerican GM Hans Niemann took clear first in the 2024 Grenke Open with a phenomenal 8/9 score. This week's Workout highlights a few key moments (and...… Read More »