Team USA notched its best finish yet at the 3 rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities. After pairings against eventual podium finishers in the...
September 2026
The 3 rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities crossed the halfway mark today. After four rounds, Cuba leads with a perfect 8/8 team score (wins...
Editor’s note: Since becoming Digital Editor for Chess Life Online, I have dreamt of publishing more regular wrap-ups of the sorts of events that are...
Californian IM Julian Colville won the 2026 U.S. Cadet Championship in a playoff over New York’s FM Aditeya Das to claim the national Under-16 title...
It is with profound sadness that I report the passing of Ernest W. “Ernie” Schlich Aug. 23, 2026. Ernie was a former US Chess employee, a long-time...
Editor's note: This article by Dewain Barber was originally published in 2011 on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In recognition of the 25th...
Jim Mennella was born in 1948 and grew up in Brooklyn. In the mid-1970s he joined the US Chess Federation and his bank’s corporate team. He eventually...
This week's exercises come from the 2026 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship, which will be featured later this week in our Labor Day Weekend...
The 3rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities begins this week in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with the opening ceremony on Thursday and the first...
This week's exercises come from the 2026 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship, which will be featured later this week in our Labor Day Weekend...
US Chess offices will be closed Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day. Our offices will reopen for regular business on Tuesday, September 8...
This week's puzzles continue a series on the 2026 U.S. Open and National Invitationals. You can review all of our event coverage on Chess Life Online...