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US Chess announces the 2022… Read More »
US Chess announces the 2021 National Online Scholastic Championships (NOSC). This event is intended as the online replacement for the now-… Read More »
The leaders all won in Round 7. GM Wesley So is atop the U.S. Championship with 5/7, while IM Alice Lee and WIM Rachael Li are tied for first in the… Read More »
An eventful Thursday saw two more players join the share of first place in both the 2026 U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women’s Championship. Across… Read More »
After a day off, players were ready to fight, and the 2026 U.S. Championships delivered eight decisive results on Wednesday. IM Alice Lee… Read More »
Editor's Note: Chess Life and Chess Life Online Editor John Hartmann made it to St. Louis for the first two rounds of the 2026 U.S. Championships. A… Read More »
In Round 4 of the 2026 U.S. Championships, we witnessed brilliant sacrifices, complex endgames, and missed opportunities. Going into the first… Read More »
The Fischer Prize is safe for another year and journalists will have to find new storylines. Round 3 of the 2026 U.S. Championships saw all four… Read More »
After two rounds of the 2026 U.S. Championships, four players (two per event) remain in contention for the Fischer Prize in St. Louis. In the Open,… Read More »