Alexandra Botez's exciting Saturday match series in partnership with US Chess Women continues on February 1st with a blitz match against Anna Cramling...
January 2020
![TimJust](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/TimJust.jpg.webp?itok=IkINc8YC)
When I think of a rumble I think instantly of pro wrestling or West Side Story. Scholastic chess does not come to mind, until recently. In the words...
![Wyatt Pak 2019 K12 Orlando (Vivas) (2)](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/Wyatt-Pak-2019-K12-Orlando-Vivas-2.jpg.webp?itok=1zi0Ikzu)
Hi, I’m Wyatt Pak, and I’m here to provide some commentary on my final game at the 2019 Grade Nationals. Wyatt Pak (photo Ana Vivas) First, let me set...
![941](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/941.jpg.webp?itok=d5fDQKjJ)
Fabiano Caruana was the runaway winner of the 2020 Tata Steel Masters, scoring an outstanding 10/13 (+7) to finish a full two points ahead of Magnus...
![5yaro](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/5yaro.jpg.webp?itok=ckLn-pSJ)
Can you remember the last time you played in an open tournament reserved for players rated 2400+? Playing such strong events is like swimming in a...
![Chess Underground Podcast Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/Chess-Underground-Podcast-Logo.jpg.webp?itok=bqo7dpbd)
Civil rights activist. Politician. Speech pathologist. Chess coach. Garrett Scott (photo courtesy subject) Ladies and gentlemen, the life of Garrett...
![1200px-Fidelogo.svg](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/1200px-Fidelogo.svg_.png.webp?itok=aTvify4K)
The 1st World Chess Paralympiad 2020 will be held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from July 28-August 5, 2020. See FIDE’s news release here https://fide...
![2020HS-logo](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/2020HS-logo.jpg.webp?itok=mk_P2nst)
A limited amount of space is now available in our tournament program books for the three US Chess spring national championships: 2020 National High...
![49323323146_6c8c1b55e2_k](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/49323323146_6c8c1b55e2_k.jpg.webp?itok=ddqDsdIO)
As the Women's World Championship ended in a thrilling finale, giving Grandmaster Ju Wenjun her third title, young American IM Carissa Yip took time...
![941](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/941.jpg.webp?itok=d5fDQKjJ)
Fabiano Caruana, Photo Alina L' Ami Congratulations to Fabiano Caruana, who clinched the Tata Steel Masters with a round to spare, by defeating Jan...
![49323323146_6c8c1b55e2_k](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/49323323146_6c8c1b55e2_k.jpg.webp?itok=ddqDsdIO)
In a thrilling match that was split 6-6 in the classical portion, Ju Wenjun of China retained her World Women's Championship title against the young...
![all four devicesNEW](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/all-four-devicesNEW.jpg.webp?itok=TdAKhOjn)
Effective immediately, the US Chess Federation (US Chess) announces that the eNotate chess software, used by some players to record chess notation on...