Out of concern for the health and safety of the players, parents, coaches, and staff with the potential spread of COVID-19, the Kasparov Chess...
March 2020
The 2020 Candidates Tournament starts Tuesday. Did you forget? (It's ok. You've probably been preoccupied with... other things.) No worries - CLO has...
For the first time in the event’s 47-year history, US Chess is cancelling the National Junior High (K-9) Championship (NJH) due to the extraordinary...
Photo Eric Rosen With the Candidates now just two days away (*knock on wood*), it’s time to get serious. Who’s going to win? CLO reached out to one of...
Many of our tournament organizers are facing tough decisions due to the general guidance from authoritative sources to avoid large gatherings because...
Team USA is the winner of the 2020 World Senior Team 50+ Division after the event was cancelled after the seventh round in light of the global COVID...
Alexandra Botez’s match series in partnership with US Chess Women continues on March 14th with a match against WIM Chelsie Monica of Indonesia. The...
For the first time in the event’s 50-year history, US Chess is cancelling the National High School (K-12) Championship (NHS) due to the extraordinary...
As COVID-19 is having a measurable impact on local chess communities and we have had many organizers reach out to us over the past week for guidance...
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Department of Health Director, Amy Acton, MD, MPH, have signed an order banning large gatherings of 100 or more people...
US Chess is proud to announce that GM Jacob Aagaard, one of the world’s leading chess authors and trainers, will be a featured contributor to our...
Team USA is in clear first place at the 2020 World Senior Team Championship after five rounds. The team of GMs Alex Shabalov, Gregory Kaidanov, Joel...