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! » 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... Carissa Yip, Alice Lee Notch Remarkable 1-2 Finish Atop Stacked Cairns Cup Cross TableJust a few days ago, in this very publication, I suggested the battle between youth and experience at the 2025 Cairns Cup was looking a bit drawish. I...