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Welcome to the October 2019 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication… Read More »
It’s hard to overstate how important Fred Waitzkin’s Searching for Bobby Fischer (the book, not the movie) was in forming my early understanding of… Read More »
I recently had the chance to travel to the West Coast for two events a week apart. My first event (August 16-20) was an all-woman IM norm round robin… Read More »
After 22 days of action, and 432 games played, the 2019 FIDE World Cup has come to an end with today’s dramatic final tiebreak round. Teimour… Read More »
Chris Bird. Photo courtesy of the Saint Louis Chess Campus Effective November 1, Christopher Bird joins US Chess as the FIDE Events Manager. Chris is… Read More »
Due to the overwhelming popularity of our new Education Program in which we are offering free chess sets to eligible Title I schools in partnership… Read More »
15 American juniors have made the long trip to Mumbai, India, taking up the challenge of representing the United States in the 2019 World Youth Chess… Read More »
UPDATE 10.04.2019: Due to the overwhelming popularity of our new Education Program, we have exceeded the maximum number of applications for the chess… Read More »
US Chess is delighted to share our new video, the Magic of Chess, which premiered last week on The Atlantic's website. The video features children...… Read More »
This is the third of a four-part series, “Back to the US Chess School”, which gives readers an inside look into the elite training academies, held...… Read More »