Instruction
This week's Tactics Tuesday highlights positions where one player rushed to make a good move, only to realize they forgot to check for their opponent… Read More »
Four Things You Didn’t Know About Affiliates
Our rulebook has scant wording regarding chess tournament organizers. In contrast, Tournament Directors… Read More »
For last week's Workout, all of the positions came from the 15th Annual Open at Foxwoods, but intentionally omitted one of the most interesting games… Read More »
The National Middle School Championship has over 1,250 players. Franc Guadalupe, Chief Tournament Director, says 1,260 players registered. Bill… Read More »
Editor's Note: WGM Sabina Foisor reported on her return to her home country as a coach for the 2022 World Youth Championships in Mamaia, Romania for… 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 »
This week's Wednesday Workout comes from the 1000 GMs' Bay Area Challengers tournaments held February 17-20 and 24-26 in Milpitas, California. This… Read More »
Is classical chess dead? It’s no secret that this question makes me grimace. But it’s not because I am a “purist” who will balk at rapid chess.… Read More »
Who do you picture when you think of a Tournament Director (TD)? For many of us, it's a Santa Claus-esque figure distributing nuggets of wisdom while… Read More »