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GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025)

GM Daniel Naroditsky, a former World Junior Champion and longtime member of the Charlotte Chess Center community, has died, the center said on Monday...

U.S. Championships: Action Heats Up in Ultra-Decisive Round 7

Sunday saw eight decisive games in St. Louis, with players fighting for the win in contrasting fashions. While some players threw caution to the wind...

Introducing MUIR: Member Uploads, Information, and Reporting

US Chess Prepares to Launch New Membership Database and MUIR System Over the past few years, US Chess has made steady progress toward modernizing its...

U.S. Championships Round 6: So Survives Forced Mate; New Co-leader in Women’s

The leaders all drew in the Open Section of Saturday’s Round 6 at the U.S. Championships, but one of the split points came after the reigning champion...

Shared Leaders in Both Sections After Round 5 at the U.S. Championships

After the rest day, players came recharged — and Round 5 of the 2025 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships brought no shortage of drama and...

U.S. Championships Round 4: So maintains Open lead; Sargsyan moves into clear 1st in Women’s

In Round 4 of the U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship, we were treated to several piece sacrifices, an uncharacteristically open Rossolimo...

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GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025) GM Daniel Naroditsky, a former World Junior Champion and longtime member of the Charlotte Chess Center community, has died, the center said on Monday...
U.S. Championships: Action Heats Up in Ultra-Decisive Round 7 Sunday saw eight decisive games in St. Louis, with players fighting for the win in contrasting fashions. While some players threw caution to the wind...
Introducing MUIR: Member Uploads, Information, and Reporting US Chess Prepares to Launch New Membership Database and MUIR System Over the past few years, US Chess has made steady progress toward modernizing its...
U.S. Championships Round 6: So Survives Forced Mate; New Co-leader in Women’s The leaders all drew in the Open Section of Saturday’s Round 6 at the U.S. Championships, but one of the split points came after the reigning champion...
Shared Leaders in Both Sections After Round 5 at the U.S. Championships After the rest day, players came recharged — and Round 5 of the 2025 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships brought no shortage of drama and...
U.S. Championships Round 4: So maintains Open lead; Sargsyan moves into clear 1st in Women’s In Round 4 of the U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship, we were treated to several piece sacrifices, an uncharacteristically open Rossolimo...