Awards

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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 »

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 »