International Events

This week's Wednesday Workout begins a multi-week feature on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 through 31 in New… Read More »

This week's Tactics Tuesday begins a multi-week feature on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 through 31 in New… 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 »