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 » 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 » Candidates 2024: Leaders Squeak by in Tense Ninth RoundToday we saw only two decisive games total, with one in each section. Still, the results we got still impacted the leaderboards substantially! Round...… Read More » Candidates 2024: Second Half Kicks Off With a Bang in Both SectionsOPEN The second half of the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament started with a bang! In the American derby, GM Hikaru Nakamura won an important game...Read… Read More »