Top American Players
IM Greg Shahade, Photo Eric Rosen at 2018 PRO Chess League finals
The PRO Chess League begins January 8th on chess.com, and this year will again… Read More »
GM Bai Jinshi
The 28th Annual North American Open, with a guaranteed $120,000 prize fund drew 817 players, up from 2017’s 802 turnout, to… Read More »
The January 2019 edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now available! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic… Read More »
Webster Wins Again! Photo David Llada
Congrats to Webster University on their seventh straight victory at the Pan-American Intercollegiate… Read More »
“He was a national master? Wow!”
Unrated chess player Stephen Huang attends the University of Pacific in Stockton, California. “I joined US Chess on… Read More »
Andrew Tang vs. Magnus Carlsen, Photo Lennart Ootes
The 2018 King Salman FIDE World Rapid Blitz Championship in St. Petersburg, Russia (Dec 26-28… Read More »
US Chess wishes a merry Christmas to all our members and chess devotees, as well as luck and warmth to many of our top players on the road. Earlier… Read More »
GM Leinier Dominguez at the 2018 Champions Showdown in Saint Louis. Courtesy of the Saint Louis Chess Club, photo by Lennart Ootes
CROSSVILLE,… Read More »
Hikaru Nakamura was crowned Grand Chess Tour Champion on December 17 in London after a tight match against the #2 rated blitz player in the World,… Read More »