Announcements US Chess Offices Closed Noon Nov 26 through Nov 30 » Register Now: First Quarterly State Chapters Webinar on Nov. 17 » US Chess Women's Program Awards 23 Grants » Volunteers Wanted for 2025 National K-12 Grade Championships » Update to SafeSport Refresher Requirements for Tournament Directors » Tactics Tuesday: FIDE Women's World Team ChampionshipThis week's puzzles come from the 2025 FIDE Women's World Team Championship. See our full report here. Download our printable worksheet, or solve... 9th Annual New York State Girls Championship Breaks Attendance RecordsThe 9th Annual New York State Girls Championship was held November 15-16, hosted by Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School on the Upper West Side in... Russia Wins FIDE World Women's Team Championship, China Eliminates USA in QuarterfinalsThe FIDE team (Russia) won the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, winning both matches over an underdog Azerbaijan team — which finished... GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025)Update, Oct. 24, 2025: Naroditsky was a Chess Life columnist from June 2014 through March 2020. All of his columns can be downloaded here in a single... US Chess Offices Closed Noon Nov 26 through Nov 30US Chess offices will be closed beginning at noon CST on Wednesday, November 26 for Thanksgiving. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. CST on Monday... Team USA Qualifies for FIDE World Women's Team Championship QuarterfinalsWith its third-place finish in Group A, Team USA qualified for the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, held from Nov. 17...