October 2022

JJ Lang
US Chess announces that JJ Lang starts today as our new Digital Assistant in the Communications Department, reporting directly to Chess Life / Chess...
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With Lines Wide Open With a nod to Scott Stapp and Creed, this month’s games are all won (or lost) due to one player’s use of open lines for attack...
Jon Edwards and the final position in the Osipov game
ICCF SIM and former Chess Life Kids contributor Jon Edwards has won the 32nd World Correspondence Championship on tiebreaks over GMs Michel Lecroq and...
Chess Underground x ChessFeels
The October CU completes it’s quest to seamlessly fuse with the Chessfeels Podcast, as host Pete Karagianis and Gopal Menon sit down with Julia Rios...
North American Junior Championshp
The 2022 North American Junior Chess Championships, Open U-20 and Girls U-20, will be held December 1-6, 2022 at the Del Prado Hotel (Salón Montenegro...
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The US Chess Executive Board, with Scholastic Council support, announces that effective with the 2022 National K-12 Grade Championships, the entry fee...
Jennifer Yu
It was drama tailor-made for television… or in this case, YouTube and Twitch. WGM Jennifer Yu defeated GM Irina Krush in a wild three-game playoff to...
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US Chess invites you to participate in a free online forum that will detail our plans for supporting the work you do each day to bring chess into...
Jennifer Shahade with Laurel Aronian in Saint Louis
Jennifer Shahade welcomes high-school sophomore Laurel Aronian to Ladies Knight. Laurel is a president of her high school chess team, St. Luke's, and...
GM Fabiano Caruana
After thirteen rounds, and more than two weeks of drama, GM Fabiano Caruana is the 2022 U.S. Champion, his second U.S title. The Women’s title is...
Niemann studies the games
The penultimate twelfth round of the 2022 U.S. Chess Championships witnessed a momentous change in the leader spot of the U.S. Women’s Championship...
Tatev and Caruana study the photo wall
We’re nearing the finish line at the 2022 U.S. Chess Championships. After 11 rounds, and plenty of drama, the tension is ratcheting up as everything...