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US Chess is pleased to announce 23 grant awards (consistent with last year) under the US Chess Women’s program. With support from the Saint Louis...
You get an itch to push a little wood. Your fast review — online at the US Chess Site — of nearby events for the upcoming weekend revealed exactly...
Check is in the Mail November 2026 As previously reported, the 2025 Absolute Championship concluded on September 29, 2026, with five players tied for…
When girls walk into a room and see male-identifying competitors constitute the overwhelming majority, they can feel alienated and unwelcome. Rooks...
When US Chess Vice President John D. Rockefeller V reached out to me to help organize a chess exhibition at a National Squash League (NSL) event, I...
This week begins a series on the FIDE World U7-U17 World Championships, which concluded in Spain last week. International youth tournaments often...
This week begins a series on the FIDE World U7-U17 World Championships, which concluded in Spain last week. International youth tournaments often...
Just counting events with “ National Chess Day” in the title on MUIR, affiliates hosted 40 rated tournaments around the country with 1,791...
GM Wesley So won his fourth U.S. Championship — and first in five years — on Thursday after defeating GM Fabiano Caruana 1½–½ in a two-game rapid...
The 2026 U.S. Championships were supposed to end on Wednesday without a need for tiebreaks. GM Wesley So led the field by a full point, and a draw as…

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