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The US Chess main website will be offline for approximately three hours beginning at 10 p.m. CT on Thursday, January 12 for scheduled maintenance on…
US Chess is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Herbert B. Jacklyn Program for chess players between the ages of 18 and 21. The 2022...
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...
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...
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…
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…
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...