April 2025

Wednesday Workout
This week's exercises come from the 2025 Grenke Chess Festival, which featured a large Freestyle component that attracted many top grandmasters...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's exercises come from the 2025 Grenke Chess Festival, which featured a large Freestyle component that attracted many top grandmasters. More...
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Editor's note: This story first appeared in the April 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine, and is re-published here with updates including more...
Grenke winners pose, with Brandon Jacobson near center
The Grenke Chess Festival — held April 17 through 21 in Karlsruhe, Germany — saw top grandmasters compete alongside amateurs in a unique mixture of...
Wednesday Workout
This week's puzzles come from the recently concluded FIDE World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championship, where Americans earned three podium...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles come from the recently concluded FIDE World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championship, where Americans earned three podium...
Ethan Guo holding his first-place trophy
American players earned three podium finishes at the 2025 FIDE World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships, held April 13 through 17 in Rhodes...
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Photo by Nikki Metzler Photography April Statement: Dear Fellow Chess Enthusiasts, I am excited to announce my candidacy for the Executive Board of US...
Wednesday Workout
This week's puzzles come from the 2025 KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship, focusing on some key variations and missed opportunities from games...
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US Chess Announces New Events Manager US Chess is pleased to announce the addition of a new Events Manager, Erik Czerwin. Erik will be working in the...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles come from the 2025 KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship, focusing on the games of the Under-14 and Under-18 winners. Download...
Registration is now open for the 2025 Pan-American Juniors Championship, which will be held June 13-20, 2025 at the in Asunción, Paraguay.