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Editor’s note: This report will be updated with more results and photos later this weekend after the awards ceremonies. Please note that the awards...
US Chess and the Elections Committee will host an Executive Board (EB) Candidates Forum on Friday May 16, 2025, at 8 p.m. CDT/ 9 p.m. EDT via zoom...
Kids for Chess, a nonprofit organization with the mission of empowering America’s best youth chess players, will be offering three scholarships for $… Read More »
Over 4,600 chess players descend on Orlando this weekend for SuperNationals VIII. This week's puzzles highlight some of the names you can expect to...
Over 4,600 chess players descend on Orlando this weekend for SuperNationals VIII. This week's puzzles highlight some of the names you can expect to...
US Chess is seeking applicants for the positions of Heads of Delegation (HOD) and Coaches (Trainers) for the 2025 FIDE International Youth events.… Read More »
Our rulebook is filled with variations on the main rules. I once counted slightly less than 50 of them in chapters 1 plus 2 alone. Some of those...
This week's exercises come from the 2025 Grenke Chess Festival, which featured a large Freestyle component that attracted many top grandmasters...
This week's exercises come from the 2025 Grenke Chess Festival, which featured a large Freestyle component that attracted many top grandmasters. More…
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the April 2025 issue of Chess Life magazine, and is re-published here with updates including more...

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