November 2020

American GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So join World Champion Magnus Carlsen for his series of monthly online super events.
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UPDATE 2:15 PM CT: The problem has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience. ================ We are aware of the problem with our membership...
Young Beth reads Chess Review
In a special edition of Ladies Knight, Jennifer Shahade talks about the Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis, and compares the book to the series by reading...
December 1956 Chess Review Cover - Game of the Century
A young Bobby Fischer's legendary game made a slow spread through Chess Life and the world in 1956.
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The US Championship Online Qualifier kicks off this weekend on chess.com. The first weekend will feature the U1600 and 1601-2000 qualifier sections...
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The US Chess Executive Board (EB) has approved the following temporary change to national event bidding procedures. Prospective organizers may submit...
Queen's Gambit cover of Chess Life
Dear chess friends: When one of our members has a good idea, we take it seriously. Tweeting on October 31 – Halloween Day! – National Master Han Schut...
Mechanics' Institute Library in San Francisco, CA
Traditionally held at the Mechanics’ Institute in downtown San Francisco, the Tuesday Night Marathon is unquestionably the longest running weekly...
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Would you like a chance to play in the 2021 U.S. Championship? US Chess has partnered with chess.com to offer the opportunity for precisely that. The...
2020 National Open
The National Open is one of the longest running open tournaments in the United States, setting the standard for well-run tournaments with a personal...
The US Chess Morning Membership Events have been running since June and are currently a weekly online blitz tournament held every Friday morning on...
Carlsen in conversation with US Chess
In an English-language exclusive, GM Jon Tisdall talks to GM and World Champion Magnus Carlsen about the state of his game, his relation to Unibet and...