June 2025

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US Chess offices will be closed Friday, July 4 in celebration of Independence Day, and will reopen for normal business operations on Monday, July 7...
Squash courts
This past weekend, I had the privilege of representing US Chess at the US Squash Junior Championship Tour (JCT) competition in Philadelphia, PA. As...
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Today's exercises come from the 2025 Under-20 Pan-American Championship, which concluded last Thursday in Paraguay. Read our full report here, and...
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Today's exercises come from the 2025 Under-20 Pan-American Championship, which concluded last Thursday in Paraguay. Read our full report here...
Tani at SN8
Editor’s note: This report will be updated in the upcoming days with photos from the tournament. FM Tanitoluwa Adewumi has repeated as the US Cadet...
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Just a few days ago, in this very publication, I suggested the battle between youth and experience at the 2025 Cairns Cup was looking a bit drawish. I...
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Editor's note: This report will be updated with photos and any additional relevant information on Friday, June 20. The final round concluded earlier...
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This week's puzzles all continue our series from the still-in-progress 2025 Cairns Cup ( preview here, recap here). For more puzzles, also check out...
Tactics Tuesday
This week's puzzles come from the first half of the 2025 Cairns Cup ( recap here). Stay tuned next week for more highlights from this showcase of ten...
Lee
The battle of youth versus experience at this year’s Cairns Cup is looking a bit drawish after five rounds of action at the Saint Louis Chess Club...
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Editor's note: This story first appeared in the June 2025 issue of Chess Life Kids magazine, and is re-published here in full. Consider becoming a US...
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National Chess Day! National Chess Day is Saturday, Oct. 11. For any event that includes “National Chess Day” in the event title and is held that day...