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 » 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 » Tactics Tuesday: Attacking in the Exchange French, Pt. 2This week's Tactics Tuesday continues the Chess Life Kids Opening Project as we take a look at even more tactical themes in the French Exchange...Read… Read More » Candidates Round 10: The Americans are Back, and China Surges Ahead in Women's EventOPEN It was a great day for American chess fans as both GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Fabiano Caruana won their games. Nakamura obtained a comfortable...Read… Read More » Flash Report: 19th Annual KCF All-Girls National ChampionshipUpdate, April 16, 2024: This report has been updated with photos of the individual and team champions from each section. All photos courtesy DeShaun...… Read More »