GM Wesley So won his fourth U.S. Championship — and first in five years — on Thursday after defeating GM Fabiano Caruana 1½–½ in a two-game rapid...
October 2026
The 2026 U.S. Championships were supposed to end on Wednesday without a need for tiebreaks. GM Wesley So led the field by a full point, and a draw as...
Following the conclusion of the 46th FIDE Olympiad ( see all our coverage here), our two weekly tactics worksheets are back! This week, we have the...
And other questions for ICCF GM Jon Edwards, 32nd World Correspondence Chess Champion One of the speakers at the 2026 Saint Louis Chess Conference is...
Migration to a new server began over the past week for correspondence chess (CC) back-end processing — entering and rating results and setting up...
Barring a miracle, the 2026 U.S. Championships will end today without a need for tiebreaks in either event. GM Wesley So and WIM Rachael Li each...
Following the conclusion of the 46th FIDE Olympiad ( see all our coverage here), our two weekly tactics worksheets are back! This week, we have the...
As we reach the final stage of the 2026 U.S. Championships, each tournament now has a clear frontrunner. Round 9 featured several key matchups that...
The leaders all won in Round 7. GM Wesley So is atop the U.S. Championship with 5/7, while IM Alice Lee and WIM Rachael Li are tied for first in the...
This announcement was originally published on September 10, 2026 and was reposted on October 19, 2026 with the below text from Charlotte Chess Center...
The leaders all won in Round 7. GM Wesley So is atop the U.S. Championship with 5/7, while IM Alice Lee and WIM Rachael Li are tied for first in the...
An eventful Thursday saw two more players join the share of first place in both the 2026 U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women’s Championship. Across...