Posts categorized "News"
Growing up as a teenager in North Carolina in the 2000s, it never occurred to me that I could play FIDE rated chess. Sure, I occasionally received...… Read More »
Women's Blitz Championship In an upset victory for the home team, Kazakh IM Bibisara Assaubayeva won the 2022 Women’s World Blitz Championship. Her… Read More »
The game of chess has maintained the interest of humans, regardless of gender, age, religion, culture, and financial status, from when it was known… Read More »
Tan Takes Tiebreaks GM Tan Zhongyi’s reign of terror continued in Alamaty, winning the Women’s World Rapid Championship just weeks after winning her… Read More »
The Chess in Education Committee of US Chess is hosting the first in a series of monthly webinars on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 8 pm ET. The event… Read More »
The United States Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2023 All-America Chess Team. Team members will receive team jackets and plaques by mail… Read More »
GM Magnus Carlsen won the second leg of his quest for the triple crown on December 28, winning the 2022 World Rapid Championship in Almaty,… Read More »
This week's Workout is drawn from games played at the World Blitz Championship last month in Almaty, Kazakhstan. As always, you can download a pdf...… Read More »
US Chess is pleased to announce that Danielle Little has been hired as our Program Coordinator supporting the Women’s and At-Risk Youth Programs. She… Read More »
An Unrated Wins the Upset Prize Chess rules simply can’t be written to cover every possibility, especially for unintended results. Sometimes lengthy… Read More »