A wobbly World No. 2 GM Fabiano Caruana was knocked down by 2021 US Chess Championship wildcard GM Naroditsky on Monday.
October 2021
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Welcome to the October 2021 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication...
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IM Carissa Yip happily accepted a blunder by GM Irina Krush, while World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana was let off the hook in the fourth round of the...
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Five players, including GM Fabiano Caruana, turned in their first wins of the 2021 national chess championships in the Saint Louis Chess Club.
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WGM Katerina Nemcova remains perfect in St. Louis after two rounds, while defending US Champion So wins his way to the front of the 2021 national...
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The Scholastic Council and the Executive Board have approved the 2021-2022 Scholastic Regulations. This year’s regulations can be found here...
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GMs Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Leinier Dominguez were put to early tests in Wednesday's first round of the 2021 US Chess Championship.
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The new King and Queen of American chess will be crowned October 19 at the Saint Louis Chess Club.
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Tuesday's national chess championship kickoff will feature the drawing of lots and the US Chess HOF inductions of Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield.
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Note: The deadline for the below is October 15! A limited amount of space is now available in our tournament program for the 2021 National K-12 Grade...
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US Chess is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Herbert B. Jacklyn Program for chess players between the ages of 18 and 21. The 2021...
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A new set of rules for correspondence chess in the 7th edition of the US Chess Rulebook are scheduled to kick in on October 1.