October 2017

Prateek Pinisetti, a recipient of the 2017 Scholar-Chess Player Awards was also featured in our Chess: A Game for Life promo series. Prateek is also...
I am honored to be the new Executive Director at the US Chess Federation. As I settle in, I want you to know that my door is always open and that I’d...
19-year-old IM and WGM Dorsa Derakashani, who was born in Iran in 1998, has switched federations and is now officially a US Chess player. Dorsa told...
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A limited amount of space is now available in our tournament program book for the 2017 National Scholastic K-12 Championship. The event is being held...
"Eagle-eyed correspondence chess players take nothing for granted." -Irving Chernev
Magnus Carlsen captured clear 1st at the Chess.com Isle of Man Masters with 7.5 points out of 9 games. Surprisingly, this is Carlsen's first classical...