US Chess

Nikhil Kumar clinched gold at Open Under 12, World Cadets in Batumi with a round to go, while several other US members including Rochelle Wu (Girls… Read More »

After a huge win vs. Indian prodigy IM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa US team member Nikhil Kumar now holds the clear lead in the Under 12 section of… Read More »

Michael Khodarkovsky – Delegate, Ruth Haring – US Zonal President and Walter Brown – QC Commission Councilor all contributed to this report… Read More »

The 2016 Champions Showdown shall be an exhibition event featuring four players (Viswanathan Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin… Read More »

Judit Polgar, arguably the strongest female chess player of all time, will be the official commentator for the 2016 FIDE World Chess Championship… Read More »

2017 US Chess Federation All-America Chess Team Announced
(Crossville, TN) The United States Chess Federation (US Chess) is pleased to announce the… Read More »

Find an assortment of National Chess Day dispatches from around the US and beyond below, and also check out coverage of major events held over… Read More »

Batumi Boulevard, Photo GM Irina Krush
The World Cadets in Batumi, Georgia begin on October 19, and the US has a powerful delegation including… Read More »

Photo David Llada
Dariusz Swiercz of Poland, now attending Saint Louis University, captured the 2016 Millionaire Chess Open Championship title,… Read More »

Photo Anne Buskirk
Chess Life Editor and US Chess Director of Publications Dan Lucas was featured today in the “Ask Amy” column, which is… Read More »