US Chess
Ding Liren vs. Wesley So at the World Cup
Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren has already qualified for the 2018 Candidates set for Berlin in March.… Read More »
SAINT LOUIS (October 26, 2017) — In 2016, for the first time in 40 years, the American national team edged out 180 countries from around the… Read More »
The GAMMA Reykjavik Open in Iceland is always popular among American players. In 2017, Kostya Kavutskiy wrote about the same event in his… Read More »
This November, witness your favorite players battle it out against their hand-chosen opponents.
In memory of one of the greatest legends of American chess, William Lombardy (1937-2017), the Marshall Chess Club plans a FIDE Rated Memorial Blitz… Read More »
Grandmaster William Lombardy died in Martinez, California the morning of October 13, 2017, of a heart attack. He won the World Junior Championship in… Read More »
Garrett and Gabby Heller
Many exciting events are slotted for National Chess Day weekend, including a charity tournament spearheaded by two… Read More »
Coach Jay Stallings is a familiar name to many in the chess World, both for his upbeat social media presence, coaching success, and recent… Read More »
The government of Turkey announced the suspension of visa services to U.S. citizens, effective October 8, 2017. According to the government’s… Read More »
I am honored to be the new Executive Director at the US Chess Federation. As I settle in, I want you to know that my door is always open and that I’d… Read More »