Posts categorized "News"

US Chess is opening the application process for the 2022-2023 Herbert B. Jacklyn Program. The program is funded by a generous bequest to US Chess… Read More »
It had to happen sometime.Read More »
In another day of fighting chess in round two of the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament, GM Hikaru Nakamura showed his strength of both will and play...… Read More »
There’s a bit of folk wisdom about first rounds at important chess events.Read More »
With modern chess engines operating at hundreds of points stronger than the best human players, it’s clear we mere mammals are officially a relic of… Read More »
So here it is: the who, what, when, and where (to watch). We’ll leave the why to you.Read More »
Our bonus Candidates preview is out! Chess Life and Chess Life Online editor John Hartmann chats with GM Jacob Aagaard about the Candidates, Magnus… Read More »
In chess’s romantic period, strong players would only move a piece if an opponent could raise enough cash to make it worth their while. In the modern… Read More »
For the June edition of One Move at a Time, US Chess Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas sits down with Elliott Neff, CEO and… Read More »
There’s a bit of a chess boom happening in Sheridan, Wyoming. Nestled at the base of the Big Horn Mountains, Sheridan is a beautiful and generally...… Read More »