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Finishing in clear first place, GM Jianchao Zhou won the US Chess 2023 Grand Prix with 562.942 tournament points. GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez was… Read More »
This week, we conclude our series on the 2023 World Rapid and Blitz and Women's World Rapid and Blitz championships, with a particular focus on...
We now have a database available showing Tournament Directors (TDs) that have completed SafeSport Training: SafeSport Trained TD Database There is...
This week, we continue our highlights from the 2023 K-12 Grade Championships (all coverage here) with another half-dozen instructive moments from the…
A quartet of norms were earned over Martin Luther King Jr. Day in New York. Earning a GM norm, in particular, is never easy, but FM Brewington...
FIDE, in conjunction with the Albanian Chess Federation, have announced that the FIDE World Cadets Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2024 will be...
This week, we continue our series on the 2023 World Rapid and Blitz and Women's World Rapid and Blitz championships, with a particular focus on...
Last month, the 2023 K-12 Scholastic Grade Championships saw champions and co-champions crowned across 13 grade levels. This week and next, we take a…
During the holiday period, US Chess announced our revised Safe Play Policy that went into effect on January 1, 2024. The US Chess Executive Board...
US Chess is receiving messages that the ratings system server is unreachable. This likely means The Tournament Director/ Affiliate Area (TD/A) and… Read More »