US Chess
![DSC_3257_World_Team_Champion_2018_USA](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/DSC_3257_World_Team_Champion_2018_USA.jpg.webp?itok=wrjh_cIZ)
Grandmasters Sergey Kudrin, Joel Benjamin, Jaan Ehlvest and Alex Shabalov. Not pictured: GM Alex Yermolinsky
Congratulations to Team USA… Read More »
![benko05](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/benko05.jpg.webp?itok=-hAw9GQl)
US Chess wishes a hearty Happy Birthday to Grandmaster Pal Benko, also a renowned composer and popular author. At 90 years young (as of July 15, 2018… Read More »
![steven zierk](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/steven-zierk.jpg.webp?itok=bEzuNmMI)
Jennifer Yu, Photo: Spectrum Studios
Grandmaster Steven Zierk and Women's Grandmaster Jennifer Yu are among the new American title… Read More »
![US_Chess_logo_icon](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/US_Chess_logo_icon.png.webp?itok=h4zYLYoo)
US Chess has opened its search for a Director of Development, a new position within US Chess. The Director of Development will be a member of the… Read More »
![DgjlfoxX0AMutWe](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/DgjlfoxX0AMutWe-e1529959186414.jpg.webp?itok=JvqIYYml)
Congratulations to Grandmaster Cristian Chirila, our new National Open Champion. Cristian won the Edmondson Cup and the $8000 prize with 6/7, a half… Read More »
![DgUzpyaU8AAtVA5](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/DgUzpyaU8AAtVA5-e1529900967438.jpg.webp?itok=BEHJ3ZCd)
The Las Vegas Chess Festival began with a star-studded US Women's Open, and sixth seed Saikhanchimeg Tsogtsaikhan took it down after… Read More »
![2017 NGTOC Champ, Photo Maggie Luo](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/rochelle2.jpg.webp?itok=7BTPKBy7)
One of the most anticipated chess festivals of the year, the Las Vegas Chess Festival from June 20-24 kicks off today with the US Women's Open (June… Read More »
![chesslibrary2](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/chesslibrary2.jpg.webp?itok=aZWesrz5)
Our June 2018 "First Moves" column in Chess Life featured an article by Dr. Alexey Root, WIM about chess and libraries and which offered a strategy… Read More »
![DffF6RqWsAA6MnI](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/DffF6RqWsAA6MnI.jpg.webp?itok=4QcF9tgP)
The Grandmasters of the Grand Chess Tour, Your Next Move: Anand, Aronian, Nakamura, So, Giri, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov, Karjakin and… Read More »
![41876088991_de1139a7d1_k](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/41876088991_de1139a7d1_k.jpg.webp?itok=7DrS1D8g)
GM Sam Shankland, Photo IM Eric Rosen
US Champion Sam Shankland is not slowing down. After winning the Championship ahead of the… Read More »