Tim Just, Chief Editor of the 5th, 6th, and brand new 7th edition of the rule book. And what lessons can we learn from these real-life tales? Note...
April 2020
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The FIDE Trainers' Commission (TRG) is organizing an online FIDE Trainer seminar in English to be held from May 29-31, 2020. Attendance is open to...
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US Chess Women and BotezLive present Isolated Queens II on Saturday, May 2nd at 2 PM ET. The online girls and women's blitz tournament on chess.com...
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Season 2 of the Chess Underground, Tournament Life, investigates the many nuances of the chess tournament subculture. Bill Broich (courtesy of subject...
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US Chess is hosting a series of motivational seminars for girls on Thursday evenings. On a pilot workshop, 2017 US Women's Champion Sabina Foisor...
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The first video in our new series, "Levelling Up with US Chess," is now available to view on YouTube. https://youtu.be/-nPESCYRa6A CLO Digital Editor...
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The TD Show We are very excited to announce the launch of “The TD Show” on the US Chess Twitch channel at twitch.tv/uschess. The 30-minute show will...
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Team USA finished in 4th place in the “Go World! Be Chess Smart against COVID-19!” FIDE Candidates Countries Youth Online Chess Tournament held over...
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This week's Saturday night BotezLive match will feature WFM Alexandra Botez in a blitz match against young Canadian chess champion WIM Svitlana...
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Now that we are practicing social distancing, the weekend Swiss tournaments are cancelled, and the local chess club is closed (all through the...
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Many Chess Life Online readers are staying home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have cabin fever, you can virtually visit chess streamers’...
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UPDATE, April 12, 2023: Just past the third anniversary of the fundraiser, the Keuchels have raised over $43,000 in donations. This has allowed them...