February 2024

Adia Onyango
Adia Onyango made a splash in her first month of eligibility for the Senior Women’s (50+) Invitational rating list. Onyango, who turned 50 in January...
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The Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) and the US Chess Federation (USA) have announced the XXXIV Pan-American Youth Chess Festival will be...
Wednesday Workout
This week's Wednesday Workout pays tribute to Dr. George M. Kramer, who passed away last Wednesday, February 21, at the age of 94. Please read our...
Kramer
Born May 15, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, George Mortimer Kramer began playing chess and competing at a young age. By 1945, he had won the New York...
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US Chess is pleased to announce ten grant awards under the US Chess Title I Grant Program. With support from generous donors, US Chess annually offers...
Tactics Tuesday
We continue our Chess Life Kids Openings Project's exploration into themes of the Alapin anti-Sicilian by looking at one of the most popular themes in...
Tani 2021
FM Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi earned his final IM norm at the 15th annual Southwest Class, held February 15 through 19 in Irving, Texas. For some of us...
Gaw
Three players earned norms across three norm-qualifying sections from February 15 through 19 in New York City as part of the NYC Chess Norms...
courtesy orgs Maria Emelianova
While “Freestyle” chess, under one name or another, has enjoyed several marquee events featuring top grandmasters over the past few years, the...
Wednesday Workout
This week, we are proud to share the final installment of our four-part series on Tata Steel 2024, focusing exclusively on key moments from the...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's Tactics Tuesday continues our exploration of attacking themes in isolated queen's pawn (IQP) structures, focusing on the glorious rook...
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Update, 02.20.2024: The below has been updated with a link to the referenced American Chess Magazine article. The US Chess Executive Board has issued...