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The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2022 Annual Award recipients. Congratulations to all of these individuals and organizations who… Read More »
One Move at a Time, Fred and Bonnie Waitzkin
For the July edition of One Move at a Time, US Chess Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas sits down with Fred and Bonnie Waitzkin to… Read More »
Candidates Recap w/ Jacob Aagaard
Join GM Jacob Aagaard and Chess Life Editor John Hartmann for a special recap of the first six rounds of the 2022 FIDE Candidates… Read More »
Herbert
US Chess is opening the application process for the 2022-2023 Herbert B. Jacklyn Program. The program is funded by a generous bequest… Read More »
DALL-E, Fabiano Caruana as a Guest Star on Pee Wees Playhouse
With modern chess engines operating at hundreds of points stronger than the best human players, it’s clear we mere mammals are officially a relic of… Read More »
2022 Candidates Preview Podcast GM Jacob Aagaard
Our bonus Candidates preview is out! Chess Life and Chess Life Online editor John Hartmann chats with GM Jacob Aagaard about the Candidates, Magnus… Read More »
GM Hikaru Nakamura, 2021. Photo: Ootes/STLCC
In chess’s romantic period, strong players would only move a piece if an opponent could raise enough cash to make it worth their while. In the modern… Read More »
One Move at a Time Elliot Neff
For the June edition of One Move at a Time, US Chess Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas sits down with Elliott Neff, CEO and… Read More »
One Move at a Time GM John Fedorowicz
For the May edition of One Move at a Time, US Chess Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas sits down with GM John Fedorowicz, a member… Read More »
FM Mariia Berdnyk
While many are writing about what is going on in Ukraine, and many are speaking out in a time when Twitter and streaming technologies give voice to… Read More »
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