Awards
If you are a high school junior or senior looking for scholarship money, read on!
The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2024 Annual Award recipients. Congratulations to all of these individuals and organizations who… Read More »
Note: These scholarships are funded and administered outside of US Chess by the private organization Kids for Chess.
Kids for Chess, a… Read More »
The Frank P. Samford, Jr. Chess Fellowship, marking its thirty eighth annual award, has selected Grandmasters Abhimanyu Mishra of Englishtown, … Read More »
On Saturday April 20, 2024, Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas was inducted into the Georgia Chess Association Hall of Fame.… Read More »
“It is my wish and desire that the United States Chess Federation use this gift to establish a fund in my name and that the income generated… Read More »
US Chess is accepting nominations for the Dan Heisman Award for Excellence in Chess Instruction.
This annual award recognizes a chess instructor who… Read More »
US Chess Federation (US Chess) and the US Chess Trust, both independent 501(c)(3) organizations, are pleased to announce seven… Read More »
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Left-to-right: IA,… Read More »
Born May 15, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, George Mortimer Kramer began playing chess and competing at a young age. By 1945, he had won the New York… Read More »