Announcements 2026 Herbert B. Jacklyn Program Recipients Announced » Correspondence Chess Rules Updates (Effective 10-1-2026) » US Chess Opens 2026-2027 Title I School Outreach Program for Affiliates Serving At-Risk Youth » National Chess Day Set for Saturday, Oct. 10 » 2026-2027 Scholastic Regulations » No More Searching For Bobby Fischer PrizeThe Fischer Prize is safe for another year and journalists will have to find new storylines. Round 3 of the 2026 U.S. Championships saw all four... Four Remain Perfect After Round 2After two rounds of the 2026 U.S. Championships, four players (two per event) remain in contention for the Fischer Prize in St. Louis. In the Open, it... U.S. Championships Off to a Hot StartThe 2026 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship wasted no time, delivering us a host of exciting pairings right from the jump. Round 1... 2026 U.S. Championships PreviewWill we finally see a new champion in either the U.S. Championship or the U.S. Women’s Championship this year? Not if either of our Olympiad top... Tactics Tuesday: Guam at 46th OlympiadFollowing the conclusion of the 46th FIDE Olympiad ( see all our coverage here), our two weekly tactics worksheets are back! This week, we have the... An Annotator's Perspective: Lost in TranslationOn his personal Substack, Lit and Chess, FM Andy Lee reflected on his thought process after "flash-annotating" for Chess Life Online. His insight is...