Bios

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 »

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US Chess is pleased to announce that Bryan Tillis has… Read More »

In the first CLO report posted about the National Middle School Championship, we wrote the following:
"It is also worth noting — and celebrating —… Read More »

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Melinda Matthews, who joined US Chess in April 2017, has been… Read More »

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Ranae Bartlett, who has been serving as the Interim Executive… Read More »

Adia Onyango made a splash in her first month of eligibility for the Senior Women’s (50+) Invitational rating list. Onyango, who turned 50 in January… 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 »

Editor's note: This story first appeared in the December 2023 issue of Chess Life Magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member… Read More »

Hello chess friends! This month’s column is dedicated to Abraham Wilson of Mililani, Hawaii, a long-time competitor in the Absolute Championships and… 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 »