Posts categorized "News"

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…
At the title tournament's midway point, the three super GMs have left the rest of the U.S. Championship field behind.
The October Chess Underground checks in with States Cup creator and lead organizer Saumik Narayanan. Saumik gives the inside scoop on the States Cup…