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GM Fabiano Caruana won the 2025 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Finals in São Paulo, Brazil, taking home $150,000 for winning his matches over GMs Levon...

Checkmate: USA vs India: Team USA Victory, and Throwing a King

Six days before Checkmate: USA vs India, one of its commentators, GM Harshit Raja, predicted that India would win 3–2 against the USA team, despite...

Francisco Guadalupe Named Interim Executive Director

With Ranae Bartlett’s departure from US Chess to become the next mayor of Madison, Alabama, the US Chess Executive Board has named Francisco (Franc)...

National Chess Day Preview: Puzzle Night in Shepherdstown, West Virginia

What are your National Chess Day plans? This year’s festivities, set for Saturday, October 11, are just one week away. This is a great time to find a...

Feedback Requested: US Chess Coach Certification Program

US Chess is pleased to announce plans to create a new program to replace the current Certified Chess Coach Program. To ensure consistent quality...

Check is in the Mail, October 2025: Follow Along!

In this issue, I have decided to just 'follow along' with what was provided from the Front Office's Recent Event Winners report and the tournaments...

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Comeback Caruana Wins GCT Finals GM Fabiano Caruana won the 2025 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Finals in São Paulo, Brazil, taking home $150,000 for winning his matches over GMs Levon...
Checkmate: USA vs India: Team USA Victory, and Throwing a King Six days before Checkmate: USA vs India, one of its commentators, GM Harshit Raja, predicted that India would win 3–2 against the USA team, despite...
Francisco Guadalupe Named Interim Executive Director With Ranae Bartlett’s departure from US Chess to become the next mayor of Madison, Alabama, the US Chess Executive Board has named Francisco (Franc)...
National Chess Day Preview: Puzzle Night in Shepherdstown, West Virginia What are your National Chess Day plans? This year’s festivities, set for Saturday, October 11, are just one week away. This is a great time to find a...
Feedback Requested: US Chess Coach Certification Program US Chess is pleased to announce plans to create a new program to replace the current Certified Chess Coach Program. To ensure consistent quality...
Check is in the Mail, October 2025: Follow Along! In this issue, I have decided to just 'follow along' with what was provided from the Front Office's Recent Event Winners report and the tournaments...