US Chess

US Chess has a remarkable record for employee retention. The median number of years wage and salary workers stay with their employer is only 4.… Read More »

On September 23, I picked up GM Timur Gareyev at O' Hare airport. My goal: to bring him to Iowa to break the world record for consecutive… Read More »

Girls Under 14 pre-game peptalk: Photo Anastasia Popova
In the final round of the World Youth in Khanty-Mansiysk, Annie Wang lost a crucial battle… Read More »

Annie Wang, Photo Anna Volkova
In the tenth round of the World Youth in Khanty-Mansiysk, Girls Under 14 US representative Annie Wang defeated then… Read More »

The US Delegation in Khanty-Mansiysk, proudly sporting Two Sigma jackets.
Gabriel Sam and David Peng are among the leaders of the US… Read More »

Playing hall, Photo Anastasia Popova from official site
After four rounds of the World Youth in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, the US squad has several… Read More »

2015 National Chess Day cake in Memphis, TN
National Chess Day is coming up on October 8th, 2016! Two star-studded events will be going on over the… Read More »

The 2015 Girls Under 8 World Youth team, sporting Sigma Two uniforms
(CROSSVILLE, TN) The United States Chess Federation is pleased to announce… Read More »

From the World Youth Opening Ceremony, Photo official site.
The World Youth Championship kicked off today in Khanty-Mansisysk, Russia with seven… Read More »

There is now less than a month before the third (and possibly final) edition of the Millionaire Chess Open as it is set to kick off on October 6 at… Read More »