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This week's puzzles continue our series on the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup ( coverage here), with WGM Sabina Foisor bringing us some tactical...
The Caro-Kann Defense (Advance Variation) is, by far, the most popular opening over the last year, from June 2024 to May 2025, for players...
TD Help or Interference? At the end of a long tournament game, it was clock-banging time. Both contestants were aiming to win via a flag fall, or a...
Normally, it would be cruel to describe anybody’s tournament as “heartbreaking” or even disappointing because they “only” tied for second place...
After a week of competition, the final round of the 125th annual U.S. Open begins at 3 p.m. CDT in Middleton, WI, with a spot in this October’s U.S...
At the U.S. Open, we know there are a ton of chess players around, but it doesn’t always feel that way during the first few days. Some players are… Read More »
The five 2025 national invitational tournaments of state champions came to a close Thursday, with prize money and scholarships on the line. Texas won…
The final round of the five national invitational tournaments of state champions begun this morning at 10:00 a.m. CDT, with four of the five events...
The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2025 Annual Award recipients. Congratulations to all of these individuals and organizations who… Read More »
This week's puzzles begin a series on the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup ( coverage here), with WGM Sabina Foisor bringing us some tactical highlights...