Posts categorized "News"

Effective April 16, Bryon Doyle will be the new FIDE Events Manager for US Chess. Bryon is a U.S. Army veteran, having served as a combat medic.… Read More »
This month’s guest on "Cover Stories with Chess Life" is well known to American chess fans. He’s the man with the fancy hat: Grandmaster Elshan...
Nostalgia has a way of making us feel good about the past. We look at things through the “warm and fuzzy” lens of time. We tend to ignore the idea...
This weekend, April 7-10, the US Chess National High School (K-12) Championship takes place in Memphis, TN! This national event features some of the…
World champion Magnus Carlsen is BACK on the cover of Chess Life for his big win in Wijk aan Zee at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Our cover story…
EDIT ON APRIL 2: APRIL FOOLS! We hope you enjoyed our prank post yesterday. US Chess has no intention of getting involved in the "impresario business…
Greetings! This month’s article represents my one-year anniversary writing the Check Is In The Mail. I want to thank everyone for playing along these…
The Confederation of Chess for America (CCA) and the Uruguayan Chess Federation (FUA) have announced the XXXII Pan-American Youth Chess Festival will…
This month, Pete Karagianis sits down with IM Kassa Korley for the Chess Underground. Born and raised in New York City, Kassa learned to play chess… Read More »
FIDE and the Panama Chess Federation have announced the 2022 World School Individual Chess Championships will be held from June 10-19, 2022 at the...