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Entering chess tournaments is a lot like those pop-up screens that bring our computers and smartphone activities to a screeching halt.
Welcome to the June 2021 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication...
The 501(c)(3) US Chess Federation and the US Chess Trust are pleased to announce the five recipients of the 2021 Scholar-Chessplayer Awards. These...
FIDE has announced that it is hosting a two-stage tournament, the 2021 FIDE Online Cadets & Youth Rapid World Cup, to be played on the Tornelo...
American GMs Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So headline the 2021 Tour with five OTB tournaments this summer, kicking off with back-to-back events in...
US Chess, in partnership with the Internet Chess Club (ICC), has concluded its fair play review of the second qualifier weekend of the National… Read More »
Today’s guest on Cover Stories with Chess Life is the co-author of our June cover story on the 2020-2021 Candidates Tournament. No, it’s not me. It’s…
For centuries, pawns could move forward two squares on their initial move. But the rules were debated when the move bypassed control of an enemy pawn.
The reigning US Chess Champion once again met the World Champion at the end of a Champions Chess Tour event, but this time settles for second place.
Results are in for the 2018 Electronic Knights Championships! Seven prizes meant one out of every 13 entries won cash, and two of the top finalists...