November 2024

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Entering the first rest day in Singapore, GMs Ding Liren and Gukesh D are tied in the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship at 1½ – 1½. Far from the slow...
Wednesday Workout
This week's puzzles come from the 2024 FIDE World Youth Championships, held earlier this month in Brazil. Keep an eye out for more exercises from this...
FIDE
Editor's note: Selected games from this event have been collected here. Three USA players made podium finishes at the 2024 FIDE World Cadet Chess...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles come from the 2024 FIDE World Youth Championships, held earlier this month in Brazil. Keep an eye out for more exercises from this...
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Call for Nominations 2025 US Chess Executive Board Election The US Chess Federation (US Chess) will hold an election in 2025 for four at-large...
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US Chess offices will be closed beginning at noon CST on Wednesday, November 27 for Thanksgiving. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. CST on Monday...
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US Chess is seeking volunteers to assist at the 2024 National K-12 Grade Championships from December 5-8 in National Harbor, Maryland. If you’re a...
Wednesday Workout
With GM Ding Liren set to defend his title against GM Gukesh Dommaraju beginning on Monday, November 25, this week's Wednesday Workout looks back...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles again come from the 2024 U.S. Women's Championship (as well as a few from the 2024 U.S. Championship, won by GM Fabiano Caruana)...
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Editor's note: This story first appeared in the November 2024 issue of Chess Life. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content like this —...
Hardaway
From November 7 through 11, NYC Chess Norms hosted its 19th invitational, consisting of two GM and two IM Round Robins as well as a fifth Scheveningen...
Medals
The 2024 FIDE World Youth Chess Championship concluded last week in Florianopolis, Brazil, and the 2024 FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship begins...