Announcements Free Webinar for Chess Educators, February 26, 2023 at 8:00 ET » Notice of Planned Overnight Server Maintenance on February 7 » Free Webinar for Chess Educators, January 29, 2023 at 8:00 ET » US Chess Offices Closed Dec 30-Jan 2 » US Chess Offices Closed Dec 23-26 » Wednesday Workout: 1000 GMs St. LouisLast month's 1000 GM Norm Invitational in St. Louis was a smashing success for the charity-focused organizers. FM Alice Lee dominated the IM section...… Read More » Rowson Returns!The acclaimed Scottish author and public intellectual GM Jonathan Rowson had largely (save a few London Chess Classics) retired from competitive chess...… Read More » Executive Board Election: Ballot OrderOn Tuesday, February 7, 2023, Executive Director Carol Meyer, Governance Coordinator Rose McMahon, and Chair of the Election Committee Mike Nietman...Read… Read More » One Move at a Time Talks to Howard Burton from Ideas RoadshowWelcome to "One Move at a Time," the show where we highlight people and organizations that are advancing our US Chess mission statement to "Empower...Read… Read More » Bortnyk and Preotu Take Down 2023 Charlotte OpenJanuary is the first opportunity to get a head start on your New Year’s chess resolutions by entering a tournament. This Martin Luther King Jr. Day...Read… Read More » Just The Rules: Faulty Thinking or Something Else?As long as there have been chess rules there have been thousands of different ways of bending them. Sometimes those bends are intentional, but most...Read… Read More »