Tournaments
US Chess announces that, effective with the 2024 National K-12 Grade Championships, there will be a new fee structure for national events. This… Read More »
This week's puzzles once again come from the national invitational tournaments of state champions, held during the first four days of this year's U.S… Read More »
The penultimate event of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) has concluded in St. Louis, with French GM Alireza Firouzja victorious in the 2024 Saint… Read More »
The 2024 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is in the middle of its penultimate leg, with three days of rapid chess concluding Wednesday, August 14 at the Saint… Read More »
Surprise, surprise, surprise! You find your board for round one. Your pieces take their assigned places on their squares. Your clock is set correctly… Read More »
The final round of the 124th Annual U.S. Open went down to the wire in Norfolk, Virginia. With four players entering Sunday's games with 7/8 scores,… Read More »
And then there were four! After an intense eighth round that saw decisive results on each of the top nine boards, GMs Jianchao Zhou, Semen Khanin,… Read More »
It's nice to have everybody in the same room. The feel of the main tournament hall is just so much more vibrant when it's abuzz with almost 400… Read More »
The 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad will take place from September 10 through 23 in Budapest, Hungary. Team USA looks to improve on their tied-fourth (fifth… Read More »
No perfect scores remain in the traditional nine-day schedule of the U.S. Open. Five players are tied for first with 4½/5, including top-rated Julian… Read More »