Correspondence
Check is in the MailThe King’s Gambit Declined is a chess opening that arises after 1. e4 e5 2. f4, when Black chooses not to accept White’s pawn… Read More »
Check is in the MailThis month we take over the helm as Games Editor. Having recently lost as Black to a King’s Gambit Accepted (KGA) in a Golden… Read More »
A note from Michael D. Buss, US Chess Correspondence Coordinator: With this issue, we extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to Jeff French for… Read More »
Announcement: The next issue (July 2026) will be my last as editor of Check is in The Mail. As I transition into a lighter workload and embrace… Read More »
This issue of Check is in the Mail contains games (and puzzles) from the 2024 Absolute Championship tournament. As you will also see in the Front… Read More »
The Recent Event Winners from the Front Office section were used to choose games for this issue. I held back any games that I have from the John W.… Read More »
The focus of this issue is games featuring outposts. The definition of an outpost in chess can refer to different pieces sitting on different squares… Read More »
Welcome to the February issue of Check is in the Mail.From Michael Buss, US Chess Correspondence Coordinator: "Congratulations to our editor, Jeffrey… Read More »
US Chess has recently migrated the online entry process for its National over the board events to a third-party vendor.US Chess is continuing this… Read More »
Happy New Year!This year will mark the first time since I took on the role of editor for Check is in the Mail that we plan to provide an issue every… Read More »