March Madness. The time of year when upsets cement unlikely players’ names in history. Brackets are busted, and silly mascot names become fans’ new...
March 2023
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Join us for the next installment of free Chess in Education Webinars, sponsored by the Chess in Education Committee. The date for this month’s webinar...
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For International Women's Day, we would like to honor the 17 women from Vera Menchik to Ju Wenjun who have held the title of Women's World Champion...
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Today’s guest on Cover Stories with Chess Life is someone you might not have heard of yet, but I’m guessing that you will, and soon. FM Sandeep...
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The Robert Byrne Memorial was held at the Elite Chess Center in Naperville, IL from January 18-23 in honor of the late 1972 US Champion, GM Robert...
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US Chess Seeks Correspondents for Chess Life Online Update (March 12 2023): We are no longer accepting applications for the K-12 Championship, but are...
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Lively chitter-chatter filled the vast playing hall as over 1300 chess players headed to their boards. Left and right, teams huddled around the...
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Update 10/10/2023: The family of Alex Dunne respectfully asks for your financial help in the wake of his untimely death this past January. Alex did...
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The US Chess server will be undergoing routine maintenance on the night of Monday, March 6th starting at 9 PM and continuing through the morning of...
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Our first annual Members Only Blitz, celebrating shattering the 100k member mark!
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The State of Confusion Class Tournament advertised that some classes may need to be combined, for instance if one section has too few warriors to even...
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Pete and Gopal explore a new horizon in chess media: Chess Sketch Comedy. Open source… kinda. Fire up your favorite podcast service and add the entire...