April 2025

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...
Barnes and Czerwin headshots
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.
Chess board seen through perspective of WWCC trophy
After the first half of the match and a score of 4–2 in the favor of GM Ju Wenjun — the four-time defending FIDE Women’s World Champion — the players...
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The Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) and the Peruvian Sports Chess Federation have announced the XXXV Pan-American Youth Chess Festival will...
Registration is now open for the 2025 North American Youth Chess Championship, which will be held August 17-23, 2025 at the Queen's University ---...