International Events
Postponed since March 2020, the event that determines the next challenger to World Champion Magnus Carlsen will resume Monday in Yekaterinburg,… Read More »
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the January 2025 issue of Chess Life. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content… Read More »
One True Champion*The 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship featured an experimental departure in format from previous years, replacing the second day… Read More »
The 2024 FIDE World Rapid Championship and Women's Championship concluded Saturday, December 28 after three days of action on Wall Street in… Read More »
2024 FIDE Rapid & Blitz World Championship PreviewEditor's note: This story first appeared in the December 2024 issue of Chess Life magazine, and… Read More »
Eight Americans traveled to Dominican Republic for the 15th Women’s Continental Chess Championship, with three sweeping the podium! Held November 23… Read More »
GM Alexander Shabalov won the 32nd FIDE World Senior (50+) Championship with an 8½/11 score ahead of Polish GM Michal Krasenkow on tiebreaks. The 57-… Read More »
This week's Wednesday Workout continues our series highlighting exciting moments from the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, held last month in Budapest,… Read More »
Players from 19 federations across the Americas competed in the 2024 FIDE Pan-American School Chess Championship, held October 12 through 19 in… Read More »
This week continues a series of tactical highlights from the 45th FIDE Olympiad. All of our coverage of the American teams' double-podium finish is… Read More »