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Editor's note: This story first appeared in the October 2024 issue of Chess Life Kids magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content…
Byes are given out to players for games not played. Sometimes it is a full-point bye. Sometimes it is a half-point bye. Occasionally a zero-point bye…
This week's Wednesday Workout begins a series highlighting exciting moments from the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, held last month in Budapest, Hungary...
For this week's Tactics Tuesday, we return to the blitz and bullet games from the 2024 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship finals. Part one — and more…
We welcome Jeff French as the new editor. It is ironic that Jeff was a student and chess club member of Alex Dunne's in high school in northeast...
The 15th Continental Women's Chess Championship of the Americas 2024 will be held November 23-30, 2024 at the Dominican Olympic Hostel (Albergue...
Issues related to ratings, rating reports, correspondence chess, and national event registration have abated.
Our series of exercises from the highly instructive tactical time scrambles and endgames from the 2024 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz concludes this… Read More »
For this week's Tactics Tuesday, we take a look at the blitz and bullet games from the 2024 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship finals. The games were…
The 45th FIDE Olympiad concluded on Sunday, September 22 after eleven rounds of matches showcasing the best players of almost 200 countries in each… Read More »