Announcements Nominating Committee Recommends 4 Candidates in the 2025 Executive Board Election » deMoss hired as Deputy Executive Director » The 2025 Scholar Chess Player Awards » US Chess Offices to be Closed Monday, January 20 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day » Registration Open for FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid and Blitz Registration 2025 » Inside Story: Short of a Sweep, but Still SmoothEditor's note: This story first appeared in the February 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine, and is re-published here with six additional annotated... TLA Notification System Undergoing MaintenanceUpdate (February 10, 2025, 10 a.m.): Email notifications for TLA announcements remain paused as we continue to work on this issue. The Tournament Life... Jianchao Zhou Repeats as 2024 Grand Prix WinnerFinishing in clear first place, GM Jianchao Zhou won the US Chess 2024 Grand Prix with 699.529 tournament points. GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez was second... Wednesday Workout: FIDE World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 3 (Andy, Brew, & Tani Again!)This week's Wednesday Workout continues our series on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 – 31 in New York. Our coverage... Tactics Tuesday: FIDE World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 3 (Andy, Brew, and Tani return)This week's Tactics Tuesday continues a multi-week feature on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 through 31 in New York... deMoss hired as Deputy Executive DirectorUS Chess welcomes Jacques deMoss as its new Deputy Executive Director.