The Chess Journalists of America (CJA) has been covering American chess since the Fischer boom. Over the last four decades we have celebrated the...
June 2020
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This week's “The TD Show” topic will be "Touch Move" and will air at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific on Thursday, June 18 on the US Chess Twitch channel at...
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US Chess Women is happy to announce online program stipends to support efforts to educate, retain and promote women and girls in chess. These stipends...
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On March 5, and with growing awareness of the coronavirus, the Marshall Chess Club’s Board of Governors unanimously decided to shut down the physical...
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Due to scheduled website maintenance, no new content will appear on CLO from approximately 8 p.m. CT on Sunday, 6/14 through Wednesday, 6/18. Current...
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Amidst the troubling times of COVID-19, and with the wreckage of all the cancelled over-the-board tournaments, I decided to compete in the Pacific...
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17-year-old WIM and FM Thalia Cervantes, who recently started streaming, will face a fun challenge on Saturday night on the BotezLive twitch channel...
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The TD Show This week's “The TD Show” topic will be "Starting Games: The Clock" and will air at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific on Thursday, June 11 on the US...
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The US Chess Morning Membership Events will give you the opportunity to play in an online rated event on Chess.com while giving you the chance to win...
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Please watch our promotional video below! https://youtu.be/xvZtz9EB2n0 Page updated on 06.13.2020 Please click here for the final entry list...
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Short messages from some of the staff members that would have been at the National Elementary (K-6) Championship, National Junior High (K-9)...
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US Chess to Release Online Regular Rating With demand for online play increasing, the US Chess Executive Board, in conjunction with the Ratings...