John Hartmann
US Chess is proud to announce that it has reached a new all-time high in membership. With 118,303 members as of Oct. 31 — an increase of 2,184 over… Read More »
Editor's Note: Chess Life and Chess Life Online Editor John Hartmann made it to St. Louis for the first two rounds of the 2026 U.S. Championships. A… Read More »
The 2026 National Middle School Championships kicked off yesterday at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Round Rock, Texas, with 1,274… Read More »
Editor's note: this story first appeared in the February 2026 issue of Chess Life magazine. A reduced size pdf of the magazine article is… Read More »
It is said that no one can serve two masters. And so US Chess Executive Director Ranae Bartlett is trading Caïssa for the people of Madison, Alabama… Read More »
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… Read More »
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the January 2025 issue of Chess Life. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content… Read More »
Editor's note: this story first appeared in the November 2024 issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member … Read More »
Careful readers of the October Chess Life print edition will note a deeply regrettable error. Two photographs of Louis “Lou” Giarrusso appear in… Read More »