January 2023

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The Chess in Education Committee of US Chess is hosting the first in a series of monthly webinars on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 8 pm ET. The event is...
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The United States Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2023 All-America Chess Team. Team members will receive team jackets and plaques by mail...
Carlsen wins!
GM Magnus Carlsen won the second leg of his quest for the triple crown on December 28, winning the 2022 World Rapid Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Wednesday Workout
This week's Workout is drawn from games played at the World Blitz Championship last month in Almaty, Kazakhstan. As always, you can download a pdf...
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US Chess is pleased to announce that Danielle Little has been hired as our Program Coordinator supporting the Women’s and At-Risk Youth Programs. She...
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An Unrated Wins the Upset Prize Chess rules simply can’t be written to cover every possibility, especially for unintended results. Sometimes lengthy...
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"… And the rest is a matter of technique!" As a young player I hated seeing these words in a game annotation, for two reasons. For one, it meant we...