Though the NATO Championship was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has now returned stronger than ever! The 33rd NATO Chess Championship...
September 2023
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The Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz took place in Kolkata, India, from August 31 through September 9 as a series of four separate events: women's rapid...
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This week's Tactics Tuesday continues the theme of Fried Liver positions, this time looking at king hunts in the main line. The full repertoire after...
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The 2023 FIDE Women's World Team Championship concluded Monday, September 11 in Bydgoszcz, Poland after three days of group play and three days of...
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Nine Americans and a retired Croatian consistently put their pieces on the wrong squares at the start of each round. Nine times, they tried to get it...
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After five rounds of the group stage, Team USA has qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIDE World Women's Team Championship. Actually, the top...
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US Chess is pleased to launch the 2023-2024 program that supports affiliates who bring chess to students attending Title I schools. This program is...
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The 2023 FIDE World Women's Team Championship begins today, September 6, in Bydzosgcz, Poland, with teams representing 12 federations competing over...
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This week's Wednesday Workout concludes our four-part series on the state invitational tournaments held alongside the 2023 U.S. Open. Enjoy some...
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Ranae Bartlett is the new US Chess Director of Operations. Ranae is a familiar face in the chess community having founded the Madison City Chess...
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This month, all of our Tactics Tuesday worksheets will continue the CLK Openings Project, which this month is covering the Two Knights Defense. Please...
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(NOTE: an updated version of the Scholastic Regulations was posted on January 5, 2024. The new version, which is linked below, contains fixes to...