April 2020

We are pleased to announce the release of the US Chess Guidelines for Accessible Chess Events. This document was crafted by members of the US Chess...
This week's Saturday match on twitch.tv/botezlive will feature our reigning US Women's Champion, Jennifer Yu. At 4 EDT on Saturday, April 11th...
In light of the coronavirus pandemic and the associated Level 4 Travel Advisory issued by the U.S. State Department, the US Chess Executive Board...
Editor’s Note: I saw this outstanding video on chess improvement tools from frequent Chess Life and Chess Life Online contributor Kostya Kavutskiy...
The Western Class Championships were held in the Los Angeles suburb of Van Nuys from March 6-8. In today’s environment, that seems like a lifetime ago...
Recent (and quasi-regular) outages of US Chess information technology (IT) services prompted me to offer a preview of our efforts to upgrade our US...
The April edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic Communication Daniel...
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The 2020 U.S. Cadet (Invitational) Championship has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. This step has been taken by the event organizer, the...
Our BotezLive Saturday matches benefiting US Chess Women are back on April 4 at 1 ET with a thrilling match slated between IM Elisabeth Paehtz and new...
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To all US Chess Affiliates, Organizers and Tournament Directors: If you must cancel a tournament for which you had a Tournament Life Announcement (TLA...
FM Alisa Melekhina’s photo report depicts her winter travels in Europe where she was one of the two Americans competing in the Seville Open chess...
With so much great material here at Chess Life Online, it’s easy to miss something that you might otherwise have wanted to read. So we here at US...