September 2024

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The 2024 National Chess Day falls on Saturday, October 12, which this year is also Yom Kippur, one of the most solemn holidays on the Jewish calendar...
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Three rounds into the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, held from September 10 through 23 in Budapest, Hungary, Team USA is off to a 3–0 start in both the...
Wednesday Workout
Just like our Tactics Tuesday series, this week's puzzles come from the 2024 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz. French GM Alireza Firouzja won the event in...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles come from the 2024 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz. French GM Alireza Firouzja won the event in style, along the way to winning the 2024...
Kyron
The 18th NYC Chess Norms invitational took place from August 29 through September 2 at the Marshall Chess Club, with IM Kyron Griffith earning his...
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US Chess is pleased to launch a program to support Affiliates who bring chess to students attending Title I schools for the 2024-2025 school year...
Wednesday Workout
This week's Workout continues our series on the "main event" from Norfolk: the 124th Annual U.S. Open. All of our coverage from this event can be...
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Editor's Note: On August 24, FEMchess hosted its third California All-Girls Scholastic Championship, breaking its previous record of 62 participants...
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When your tournament game ends there are typically three results: a win, a draw or a loss. It turns out there is a fourth option: split results...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles continue a series on tactics from the "main event" of the 124th Annual U.S. Open, held in Norfolk, Virginia. All of our coverage...
Brew
IM Brewington Hardaway earned his third and final GM norm on Saturday, August 31 along the way to his 7½/10 score and tied-sixth finish in the Sants -...