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Grandmaster Lei Tingjie defeated her countrywoman GM Tan Zhongyi 3½ - 1½ to earn the right to play GM Ju Wenjun for the Women’s World Championship in…
Shopping For a Sicilian As I mentioned in a prior column, I tend to respond symmetrically as Black except against 1.e4. I have several approaches I...
"What color am I playing next?" It is a time-honored tradition for players to study the wallchart searching for their next opponent. Wallcharts...
The March Chess Underground flips the TikTok attention span on its head, examining Pete and Gopal’s list of favorite chess books. The two drop their…
Editor's note (April 3, 2023): This article will be updated with more photos as they arrive, please continue to check back. Co-National Champions! In…
Look for a more detailed recap report tomorrow from Jay Stallings. The 2023 National High School (K-12) Championship (NHS) took place from March 31...
Editor's note: This article has been updated on April 2 to include a statement on the live broadcast from April 1. As math would dictate, after five…
The US Chess Federation (US Chess) and the US Chess Trust, both independent 501(c)(3) organizations, are pleased to announce six recipients of the...
Class C Players Consistently Crush Masters in D.C. Now that we have your attention (“April Fools'!” by the way) … The drama and early elimination of…
It was decided at the 2022 Annual Meeting in Rancho Mirage, California, to amend US Chess's Bylaws (DM 22-22). This means that the total number of...