Announcements US Chess Offices Closed Friday, July 4 » National Chess Day Set for Saturday, Oct. 11 » The Herbert B. Jacklyn Program is Open For 2025-26 Submissions » Change to US Chess Ratings: Bonus Threshold Lowered » Final Call for Applications – Maurice Ashley Fellowship! » Check is in the Mail, July 2025: Reader's Games!The theme for this issue of Check is in the Mail is Reader's Games. Since I began editing this column, I have received games from readers. I felt the... Just the Rules: Proposed Rule Changes?Every year at the U.S. Open, the Delegates from each state have a chance to change our rulebook. Sometimes it is just a tweak or two (or three). Most... US Chess Serves Intrigue, Excitement at US Squash Super JCTThis past weekend, I had the privilege of representing US Chess at the US Squash Junior Championship Tour (JCT) competition in Philadelphia, PA. As... Wednesday Workout: 2025 Pan-American Junior ChampionshipToday's exercises come from the 2025 Under-20 Pan-American Championship, which concluded last Thursday in Paraguay. Read our full report here, and... Tactics Tuesday: 2025 Pan-American Junior ChampionshipToday's exercises come from the 2025 Under-20 Pan-American Championship, which concluded last Thursday in Paraguay. Read our full report here... Tani Captures Second US Cadet ChampionshipEditor’s note: This report will be updated in the upcoming days with photos from the tournament. FM Tanitoluwa Adewumi has repeated as the US Cadet...