August 2018

As the momentum for our US Chess Women's movement continues to grow, a video by film-maker Jenny Schweitzer Bell premiered today in the New Yorker...
Dewain Barber, the new Dean of Scholastic Chess, and Grandmaster Alex Fishbein, Photo Henk Prinsloo
The inaugural National Senior Tournament of Champions kicked off on July 28 in Madison, Wisconsin at the U.S. Open, along with the Denker High School...
Veronika Zilajeva, our new National Girls Tournament of Champions winner, talks to Jennifer Shahade about her victory in Madison, the links between...
Former US Chess Executive Director and Chess Life Editor Gerard J. Dullea, died on Sunday, July 29th at the age of 75. Dullea was a professor of...
The inaugural National Senior Tournament of Champions kicked off on July 28 in Madison, Wisconsin at the U.S. Open, along with the Denker High School...
The US Chess annual report is now available for online download with great photography and news to share, including a positive report on the financial...
GM Timur Gareyev, Photo Henk Prinsloo Results are in at the U.S. Open, held from July 28-August 5th in Madison, Wisconsin. Timur Gareyev took clear...
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of one of our U.S. Open participants during the event’s final round on August 5th. The loss of one...
Photo Henk Prinsloo Four Grandmasters are tied with 7/8 going into the final round of the US Open in Madison, Wisconsin. All four won their...
The coveted trophy in gold, and the US Junior Grand Prix trophy in silver, won by Alan Hung of California. Friday night at the US Open Championship...
#USOpenChess action, Photo Henk Prinsloo The twitch streaming continues at #USOpenChess in Madison through the weekend. As schedules merge on Friday...
IM Praveen Balakrishnan and Andy Huang, both of Virginia, Photo Henk Prinsloo All three of the junior Champion of Champions had to win as Black in the...