February 2018

The 2018 Amateur Team North broke another attendance record. 84 teams with 364 players came out for the National Event, held from February 16-18 in...
Rock n’ roll blasted through the Grand Ballroom during registration for the U.S. Amateur Team East tournament, setting the scene for the intensity to...
In this article, I would like to introduce some of the connections between mathematics and chess. In many cases, some familiar chess problems are...
The fields are now set for the U.S. Chess Championships and U.S. Women's Chess Championships, set for April 18-30 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. See...
Will it be a threepeat? Two-time US Amateur Team Championship, Summer Chess Academy for Talented Youth on the cover of the May 2017 Chess Life...
The Scholastic Council and the Executive Board have approved the 2018 Scholastic Regulations. This year’s regulations can found here. Substantive...
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The World Amateur Team U.S. Amateur Team East is coming up this weekend from Feb. 17-19 in Parsippany, New Jersey. Excitement for the team competition...
Magnus Carlsen is the Unofficial Fischer Random World Champion!
Jim Doyle will be taking photographs at key National events, including the upcoming Spring Nationals. He will be shooting for Chess Life Magazine, US...
Two months of travel through Australia and Asia. Three grueling chess tournaments. Thousands of photos. Countless unforgettable experiences (on and...
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Chess organizers across the United States run dozens of FIDE-rated events every month. Although almost all FIDE-rated events in this country are also...
The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is soliciting T-Shirt Vendor bids for the following FY 2018-2019 through FY 2020-2021 National events. The US Chess...