Obituary

Editor's note: This story first appeared in the March 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine, and is re-published here along with this collection of… Read More »

Born May 15, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, George Mortimer Kramer began playing chess and competing at a young age. By 1945, he had won the New York… Read More »

US Chess is saddened to learn of the sudden passing of IA Andre Harding at the age of 40.
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Few individuals have had as great an influence on American chess as IM Jeremy Silman, who died on September 21 in Los Angeles, California. The cause… Read More »

Update 10/10/2023: The family of Alex Dunne respectfully asks for your financial help in the wake of his untimely death this past January. Alex did… Read More »

US Chess has learned that Jorge Fernandez Vega has died at the age of 87. He was the FIDE President of Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA), and… Read More »