April 2022

2022 NHS Bughouse Winners
The 2022 National High School (K-12) Championship is underway in Memphis, TN today, with the Bughouse tournament having wrapped this afternoon and the...
Bryon Doyle thumbnail
Effective April 16, Bryon Doyle will be the new FIDE Events Manager for US Chess. Bryon is a U.S. Army veteran, having served as a combat medic. Bryon...
Cover Stories April 2022
This month’s guest on "Cover Stories with Chess Life" is well known to American chess fans. He’s the man with the fancy hat: Grandmaster Elshan...
just the Rules by Tim Just
Nostalgia has a way of making us feel good about the past. We look at things through the “warm and fuzzy” lens of time. We tend to ignore the idea...
2022 NHS Event Preview
This weekend, April 7-10, the US Chess National High School (K-12) Championship takes place in Memphis, TN! This national event features some of the...
Chess Life April 2022
World champion Magnus Carlsen is BACK on the cover of Chess Life for his big win in Wijk aan Zee at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Our cover story...
April Fools thumbnail preview
EDIT ON APRIL 2: APRIL FOOLS! We hope you enjoyed our prank post yesterday. US Chess has no intention of getting involved in the "impresario business...