Announcements 2025-2026 Scholastic Regulations » US Chess Offices Closed Monday, September 1, For Labor Day » Registration for 2025 National K-12 Grade Chess Championship Open Now » 2025 US Chess Awards Recipients » Play US Chess Rated Correspondence Chess! » Tactics Tuesday: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 1This week's puzzles come from last month's Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, where GM Levon Aronian won the five-day, 27-game marathon for the third time in... Kids for Chess Announces 2025 Scholarship WinnersKids for Chess, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting America's best youth chess players, is thrilled to announce the five winners of its... Check is in the Mail, September 2025: Going Postal!The theme of this issue is non-server games. All moves from the games presented were either sent through the US Postal Service or by email. Please... Just the Rules: Last-Round ByesThere is an entire rule devoted to half-point byes in our rulebook. There you will find directives on when to allow them and when not to allow them... 2025-2026 Scholastic RegulationsThe Scholastic Council and the Executive Board have approved the 2025-2026 Scholastic Regulations. This year’s regulations can be found here... Wednesday Workout: 12th Washington InternationalThis week's puzzles come from the 12th Washington International, covered last week on Chess Life Online. For more puzzles from this event, see...