Jeff French
A note from Michael D. Buss, US Chess Correspondence Coordinator: With this issue, we extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to Jeff French for… Read More »
Announcement: The next issue (July 2026) will be my last as editor of Check is in The Mail. As I transition into a lighter workload and embrace… Read More »
This issue of Check is in the Mail contains games (and puzzles) from the 2024 Absolute Championship tournament. As you will also see in the Front… Read More »
The Recent Event Winners from the Front Office section were used to choose games for this issue. I held back any games that I have from the John W.… Read More »
The focus of this issue is games featuring outposts. The definition of an outpost in chess can refer to different pieces sitting on different squares… Read More »
Welcome to the February issue of Check is in the Mail.From Michael Buss, US Chess Correspondence Coordinator: "Congratulations to our editor, Jeffrey… Read More »
Happy New Year!This year will mark the first time since I took on the role of editor for Check is in the Mail that we plan to provide an issue every… Read More »
December means it's time for the annual Miniatures Issue. Games containing 25 or fewer moves are presented. Some games may contain variations that… Read More »
In this issue we have games from four different sections of the Victor Palciauskas tournament. This tournament, which was also partially covered in… Read More »
In this issue, I have decided to just 'follow along' with what was provided from the Front Office's Recent Event Winners report and the tournaments… Read More »