Announcements Free Webinar for Chess Educators, January 29, 2023 at 8:00 ET » US Chess Offices Closed Dec 30-Jan 2 » US Chess Offices Closed Dec 23-26 » K-12 Grade Championships: November 28 Deadlines » Ratings Server Instability » Just The Rules: Faulty Thinking or Something Else?As long as there have been chess rules there have been thousands of different ways of bending them. Sometimes those bends are intentional, but most...Read… Read More » The 2023 Scholar Chess Player Awards If you are a high school junior or senior looking for scholarship money, read on!Read More » Check Is In The Mail: February 2023We would like to publish a column celebrating the life and mourning the death of FM Alex Dunne. Alex was the longtime US Chess Correspondence Chess...Read… Read More » Wednesday Workout: Tata Steel ChallengersDuring the thrilling conclusion of the Tata Steel tournament, all eyes were on the decisive games in the Masters section. But some of the most...Read More… Giri, Donchenko Claim Tata Steel TitlesAfter maintaining at least a share of the lead for the first 12 rounds, Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov fell just short in his bid to win the Tata...Read… Read More » L'affaire NiemannEditor’s note: Our January issue featured this piece by Chess Life editor John Hartmann, in which he summarizes the events and issues surrounding what...… Read More »