Posts categorized "News"

The online cash-prize tournaments offer a high TD-to-player ratio and an organizing team that takes cheating seriously.
Have you watched the new Netflix limited series "The Queen's Gambit" yet? If not, you're one of a dwindling few! Rated 100% fresh by Rotten Tomatoes… Read More »
WIM Dr. Alexey Root looks at international outdoor chess and interviews Jeffrey Vollmer, who organizes US Chess-rated outdoor tournaments in St.… Read More »
Cover Stories with Chess Life is usually an audio-only podcast. But after getting a look at our video package for our coverage of The Queen's Gambit…
US Chess is proud to announce, in partnership with ChessKid.com and Chess.com, the 2020 US Chess / ChessKid K-12 Showdown! This event will take place…
13th World Champion Garry Kasparov will speak to our Girls Club ZOOM at 4:30 ET on November 5th about his experience consulting on Netflix's #1 show…
The way we take notation and the way we set clocks are two prime examples of rulebook U-Turns: rules that have gone through a 180-degree reversal.
Our recent series of "Class in Session" videos have featured a variety of instructional and inspiring topics starting with IM Greg Shahade's lesson… Read More »
The Minnesota GM kicked off the title event with five consecutive wins and finished undefeated with a stunning 9/11 score.
The 2020 US Chess Championship quickly went from a fight between 12 of America’s best chess players to a desperate search for anyone who might stand…