IM Hans Niemann kept his lead in the 2019 FIDE World Youth Open U16 on Wednesday after a spectacular Round 8 win over Colombian FM Miguel Angel Soto… Read More »
Seven rounds have come and gone at the 2019 World Youth Championships in Mumbai, India. 15 Americans are among the 462 competitors representing 64...… Read More »
Welcome to the October 2019 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication… Read More »
It’s hard to overstate how important Fred Waitzkin’s Searching for Bobby Fischer (the book, not the movie) was in forming my early understanding of… Read More »
I recently had the chance to travel to the West Coast for two events a week apart. My first event (August 16-20) was an all-woman IM norm round robin… Read More »
After 22 days of action, and 432 games played, the 2019 FIDE World Cup has come to an end with today’s dramatic final tiebreak round. Teimour… Read More »
Chris Bird. Photo courtesy of the Saint Louis Chess Campus Effective November 1, Christopher Bird joins US Chess as the FIDE Events Manager. Chris is… Read More »
Due to the overwhelming popularity of our new Education Program in which we are offering free chess sets to eligible Title I schools in partnership… Read More »
15 American juniors have made the long trip to Mumbai, India, taking up the challenge of representing the United States in the 2019 World Youth Chess… Read More »
The U.S. team had an excellent result at the 30th NATO Championships, held last month in Berlin. LT Eigen Wang took the individual Silver, a first… Read More »