Who do you picture when you think of a Tournament Director (TD)? For many of us, it's a Santa Claus-esque figure distributing nuggets of wisdom while… Read More »
The US Chess office will be closed on Monday, January 16, in recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday,… Read More »
On Wednesdays, we solve tactics. And, on some Wednesdays, we solve six tactics from a single memorable blitz game. GM Magnus Carlsen's toughest...… Read More »
The US Chess main website will be offline for approximately three hours beginning at 10 p.m. CT on Thursday, January 12 for scheduled maintenance on… Read More »
US Chess is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Herbert B. Jacklyn Program for chess players between the ages of 18 and 21. The 2022...… Read More »
Growing up as a teenager in North Carolina in the 2000s, it never occurred to me that I could play FIDE rated chess. Sure, I occasionally received...… Read More »
Women's Blitz Championship In an upset victory for the home team, Kazakh IM Bibisara Assaubayeva won the 2022 Women’s World Blitz Championship. Her… Read More »
The game of chess has maintained the interest of humans, regardless of gender, age, religion, culture, and financial status, from when it was known… Read More »
Tan Takes Tiebreaks GM Tan Zhongyi’s reign of terror continued in Alamaty, winning the Women’s World Rapid Championship just weeks after winning her… Read More »
The Chess in Education Committee of US Chess is hosting the first in a series of monthly webinars on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 8 pm ET. The event… Read More »