December 2023

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Five days of fast chess once again close out the calendar year. The 2023 World Rapid and Blitz Championships and World Women's Rapid and Blitz...
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US Chess has revised its Safe Play Guidelines first adopted in 2019 into a Safe Play Policy effective January 1, 2024. The Executive Board thanks the...
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US Chess offices will be closed from Friday, December 29 through Monday, January 1, 2024 for the holidays. All Tournament Life Announcements (TLAs)...
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The 2023 North American Junior U20 Championships were held from December 19 through 23 in Dulles, Virginia. Organized by Capital Area Chess with...
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The US Chess Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (June 1-May 31) is now available here. The report features officer reports, annual awards...
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A PDF version of the below letter is available here. December 20, 2023 Arkady Dvorkovich 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Avenue de Rhodanie 54 Dear...
Wednesday Workout
Our final Wednesday Workout of the year goes back to the Gashimov Memorial for a second installment of rapid and blitz highlights. Think of this as an...
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Donwload a PDF version of this job posting here. US Chess is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director. The Executive Director is...
US Chess offices will be closed from Friday, December 22 through Monday, December 25 for the holidays. All Tournament Life Announcements (TLAs) and...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's Tactics Tuesday (the last of the year!) pulls from a recent Rapid and Blitz event where even top GMs let some tactics slip through the...
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The final two rounds of the 2023 K-12 Grade Level Championships in Orlando, Florida, this past weekend lived up to expectations as players of equal...
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The United States Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2024 All-America Chess Team. Team members will receive team jackets and plaques by mail...