March 2024

Naka
The 2024 American Cup kicks off at the Saint Louis Chess Center, tomorrow, March 12. The ten-day blowout showcases 16 top American players in an...
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Join US Chess' Chess in Education Committee for the next monthly (March) Webinar, Chess During the School Day, Part 2! The webinar airs on Wednesday...
Bacon Egg
Amateurs around the country teamed up over (mostly) Presidents’ Day weekend for the four regional U.S. Amateur Team (USAT) championships. All in all...
Wednesday Workout
With his win just an hour ago over GM Parham Maghsoodloo, Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has won the Prague Chess Festival 2024's Masters Invitational...
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Call for submissions: FIDE Veterans Support Program Dear member federations, The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the...
Tactics Tuesday
With the second semifinal in the Team Chess Battle 2024 about to kick off on Chess.com, this week's Tactics Tuesday decided to take a look at some of...
Yoo 2024
Grandmaster Christopher Woojin Yoo has won the prestigious 2024 Falconer Award given annually by the Mechanics' Institute to the highest rated player...
correspondence chess
Chess friends, it is time for me to bid you adieu; this will be my last column for The Check is in the Mail. My plate is quite full these days, and...
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When it comes to byes, we are all pretty familiar with the half-pointers and one-pointers. You can ask for a half-pointer when you need to skip a...
Finals
American GM Hans Niemann and Belgian GM Daniel Dardha shared top honors at the Djerba Masters invitational, with Dardha taking first on tiebreaks...