Photo courtesy of Jim Woodward Why do we play chess? When I was younger, it was clear: to win. I wanted to win my section. I wanted to defeat titled… Read More »
Tim Corkum of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin has won the 2011 Electronic Knights Championship. Tim, who qualified for all three Finals section, put...… Read More »
Karjakin is now leading the Candidates in Moscow after defeating both our current US Champion, Hikaru Nakamura and Vishy Anand. American contenders… Read More »
WCM Priya Nikita, WFM Devina Devagharan and WCM Claudia Munoz I have never dabbled in the boy vs. girl chess debate and simply play chess with the...… Read More »
Congratulations to GM Hou Yifan, who won the World Women's Chess Championship with 6/9. See if you can solve some tactical highlights from the event.… Read More »
The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is soliciting T-Shirt Vendor bids for the following National events: US Open, July 30 – August 7, 2016...Read More…
The Candidates began today on March 11, in Moscow, Russia to determine the challenger to Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship match scheduled for… Read More »
GM Julio Sadorra The sunny coastal town of Fort Myers, Florida is a unique place, for sure. Home to the renowned Edison and Ford Estates, with year… Read More »
Photo Paul Whitehead The oldest chess club in the United States, the Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club of San Francisco (founded December 1854), has...… Read More »
GM Aleksandr Lenderman won the George Washington Open held at the Dulles Airport Hyatt Hotel from February 26th to 28th. Lenderman scored 4 ½ out of… Read More »