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The 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 Preview

Will 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 Olympiad

Following 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 Translation

On his personal Substack, Lit and Chess, FM Andy Lee reflected on his thought process after "flash-annotating" for Chess Life Online. His insight is...

Chavez (L) with Sector Arbiter IA Najla Krifa (c) and assistant Diyora.

An Arbiter's Perspective: 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for Players with Disabilities

IA/IO Carlos Chavez is the Executive Director of the storied Marshall Chess Club in Manhattan, NY. Last month, he traveled to Samarkand, Uzbekistan to...

Just the Rules: US Chess Committees

Take a peek at the US Chess list of working committees. How many groups do you recognize? These committees keep our federation’s wheels greased. Some...

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U.S. Championships Off to a Hot Start The 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 Preview Will 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 Olympiad Following 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 Translation On his personal Substack, Lit and Chess, FM Andy Lee reflected on his thought process after "flash-annotating" for Chess Life Online. His insight is...
An Arbiter's Perspective: 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for Players with Disabilities IA/IO Carlos Chavez is the Executive Director of the storied Marshall Chess Club in Manhattan, NY. Last month, he traveled to Samarkand, Uzbekistan to...
Just the Rules: US Chess Committees Take a peek at the US Chess list of working committees. How many groups do you recognize? These committees keep our federation’s wheels greased. Some...