Canceled: The 2020 U.S. Cadet (Invitational) Championship
The 2020 U.S. Cadet (Invitational) Championship has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. This step has been taken by the event organizer, the Mechanic’s…
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TLA Cancellation Notification Service
To all US Chess Affiliates, Organizers and Tournament Directors: If you must cancel a tournament for which you had a Tournament Life Announcement (TLA) and…
EXTENDED to MAY 15: 2020 Scholar Chess Player Award Deadline Announced
March 30, 2020 Update: Due to the current COVID-19 situation in the United States, the co-chairs of the Scholastic Council have decided to extend the…
Website Outage Resolved at of 2 PM CST
UPDATE: As of 2 PM CST, full functionality has been restored. Portions of our website are experiencing an outage, apparently due to storms in Crossville,…
Online-Rated US Chess Events
On March 25, 2020, the US Chess Executive Board passed the following motion 7-0: The Executive Board (EB) moves that all games submitted by Tournament…
2020 U.S. Junior and U.S. Senior Opens have been Canceled
Host hotel cancels event booking due to COVID-19 preparations The 2020 U.S. Junior Open and the 2020 U.S. Senior Open have been canceled and will…
Crossville Staff to Telecommute
Beginning on March 25, US Chess staff in Crossville, Tennessee will be telecommuting with only limited access to the office building. With the rapid spread…
National Elementary (K-6) Championship Canceled due to COVID-19 Concerns
Tennessee Governor strongly discourages events of more than 250 people; US Chess must cancel event expected to draw up to 2,200 players For the…
US Chess FIDE Rating Fees effective April 1, 2020
US Chess is announcing a revised fee structure for the cost of submitting FIDE rated events for rating. These fees are in addition to the…
U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship are Postponed
The premier events on the US Chess calendar will be held later in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns; Hall of Fame events also affected. Due…
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