US Chess is pleased to launch a program to support Affiliates who bring chess to students attending Title I schools for the 2026-2027 school year...
Team USA suffered its first match loss in the Open today, losing 1½–2½ to Germany when GM Frederik Svane defeated GM Hans Niemann on Board 3 and GM...
Both American teams currently boast 6/6 scores after three rounds of the 11-round 46 th FIDE Chess Olympiad. Of the 205 teams competing in the Open...
Team USA notched its best finish yet at the 3 rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities. After pairings against eventual podium finishers in the…
The 3 rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities crossed the halfway mark today. After four rounds, Cuba leads with a perfect 8/8 team score (wins…
Editor’s note: Since becoming Digital Editor for Chess Life Online, I have dreamt of publishing more regular wrap-ups of the sorts of events that are…
Californian IM Julian Colville won the 2026 U.S. Cadet Championship in a playoff over New York’s FM Aditeya Das to claim the national Under-16 title…
It is with profound sadness that I report the passing of Ernest W. “Ernie” Schlich Aug. 23, 2026. Ernie was a former US Chess employee, a long-time...
Editor's note: This article by Dewain Barber was originally published in 2011 on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In recognition of the 25th…
The Charlotte Chess Center Foundation (CCCF) has announced that the Naroditsky Fellowship is now accepting applications. The Fellowship, created in...