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Chavez (L) with Sector Arbiter IA Najla Krifa (c) and assistant Diyora.

An Arbiter's Perspective: 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for Players with Disabilities

IA/IO Carlos Chavez is the Executive Directors of the storied Marshall Chess Club in Manhattan,…

2026-2027 Women and Girls Programming Grant Cycle Officially Open!

This article has been updated to reflect the deadline extension. The new deadline is September 7 at 5:00 p.m. CDT. 2026-2027 US Chess Women Grant...

So and Tan Lead First Concurrent Sinquefield and Cairns Cups

For the first time, the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC)’s two premier international events are taking place side-by-side. The Grand Chess Tour (GCT)’s…

Balancing Act: WGM Zoey Tang on Girls' Junior Title Defense

One of the questions I get asked most often from chess parents is “how do you balance school and chess?” For a while I felt that I wasn’t qualified… Read More »

2026 Chess Journalist of America Awards Announced

Writers, columnists, photographers and analysts from US Chess had much to celebrate at the annual Chess Journalists of America (CJA) meeting on… Read More »

Wednesday Workout: 2026 U.S. Junior and Senior Championships, Pt. 3

This week's puzzles continue our series on the just-concluded 2026 U.S. Junior and Senior Championships, held last month at the Saint Louis Chess… Read More »

Announcing the 2026-2027 Executive Board

The 2026-2027 US Chess Executive Board: (Top row, l-r) Daniel Serna, John D. Rockefeller V, John Fernandez, Anand Dommalapati. (Bottom row, l-r):… Read More »

Tactics Tuesday: 1st GM Ashley National Tournament of K-3 Champions, Pt. 1

Today's puzzles come from the 1st Annual GM Maurice Ashley National Tournament of K-3 State Champions. The games were not broadcast on DGT boards,… Read More »

Oparin Defeats Zhou in Armageddon, Wins U.S. Open

GM Grigoriy Oparin (MO) defeated GM Jianchao Zhou (MA) in Armageddon to win the 2026 U.S. Open title and clinch a spot in this October’s U.S...

Four on the Floor as Final Day of U.S. Open Begins

Four Lead with U.S. Championship Spot on the Line Our week in the Great Lakes State comes to a close today as the final round of the 126 th U.S. Open…

All Together Now: Day 5 at the U.S. Open

After four and a half days of varying schedules, Friday night’s Round 7 at the 126th U.S. Open, in Grand Rapids, Mich., saw all the players merge… Read More »

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