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US Chess members who are eligible to vote have a new extended deadline of 11:59 pm CT on May 2 to register to vote in the upcoming Executive… Read More »

Congratulations to 26-year-old Grandmaster Sam Shankland, our new US Chess Champion! Sam finished ahead of three GMs in the top ten players in the… Read More »

We have a champion at the Main Event of the K-12 National Championships in Columbus, Ohio. David Peng of Illinois scored 6.5/7 for clear first in… Read More »

Photo Jim Doyle
As the High School Championships begin in Columbus, Ohio, bug and blitz tournaments welcomed hundreds of youngsters to a stunning… Read More »

US Chess Members: Register as a US Chess voting member at the following link: secure2.uschess.org/voter-registration.php by May 1 so you can… Read More »

US Chess Executive Director Carol Meyer with K-9 National Champion, Arthur Guo
Browse results of the Junior High School Championships (Atlanta,… Read More »

The Junior High School Championships are underway in Atlanta, Georgia and Jim Doyle captured plenty of smiles and laughs at the popular blitz and… Read More »

US Chess is coming to Florida!
On Thursday, March 29th, US Chess partners with the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, FL to showcase chess.
Throughout… Read More »

Two major contenders going into the final round of the 2018 Candidates: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and our own Fabiano Caruana, Photo Brian C. Glover… Read More »

Photo Brian C. Glover
Today at the Candidates Tournament in Berlin, tournament leader Fabiano Caruana faced nearest rival, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.… Read More »