Tournaments

American players earned three podium finishes at the 2025 FIDE World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships, held April 13 through 17 in… Read More »

Editor's note: This recap of the KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship was authored by Ella Guo, a junior at The Harker School in California. CLO… Read More »

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Garry Kasparov greets the… Read More »

Be the First US Chess National Puzzle Champion!
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US… Read More »

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Are you ready for the first rules quiz of the year? Put… Read More »

After four matches in Prague, the US Chess-sponsored USA team is a full point behind the leading teams from Italy and Kazakhstan after surrendering… Read More »

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Photo by Caroline King… Read More »

The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley A-team (UTRGV-A) took clear first at the 2025 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Championship (Pan-Am)… Read More »

2024 FIDE Rapid & Blitz World Championship PreviewEditor's note: This story first appeared in the December 2024 issue of Chess Life magazine, and… Read More »

29 players earned the honor of being named National (Co-)Champion in National Harbor, Maryland on Sunday, December 8. Across 13 sections (determined… Read More »