Starting this Summer, and running through Fall, The US Chess Federation (US Chess) plans to launch an innovative internship program aimed at current...
May 2024
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After drawing his first three games in the masters section of the inaugural Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge, American GM Hans Niemann won four of...
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Editor's note: This story first appeared in the May 2024 issue of Chess Life Magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content like this...
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We continue our series of puzzles from the scholastic season with the first installment from the 2024 National Elementary School Championship in...
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The US Chess Executive Board, in support of DM23-50 (Create DC State Chapter Committee), called a Special Delegates Meeting for June 1, 2024, for the...
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We continue our series of puzzles from the scholastic season with the first installment from the 2024 National Elementary School Championship in...
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FM Eric Chang Liu and CM Nikash Vemparala are the 2024 K-8 Co-Champions, with Vemparala taking first on tiebreaks after the pair drew their head-to...
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The penultimate round of the 2024 National Middle School (K-8) Championship is currently underway, with live commentary streaming on our Twitch...
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What's better than a Chess Moms' tournament? Why, a Chess Moms' tournament that includes the whole family, of course: even grandmothers and...
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Almost 1,200 players from 36 states competed in Atlanta, Georgia to determine the nation’s top middle school chess players ATLANTA, GA: The 501(c)3 US...
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The 2024 National Middle School (K-8) Championship officially began yesterday, May 10, with 1,175 players participating in Atlanta, Georgia. 177...
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Three Americans made podium (top-three) finishes at the 2024 FIDE World School Championship, held May 1 through 9 in Lima, Peru. In the U-13 Open...