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The 2023 FIDE World Cup concluded August 24 in Baku, Azerbaijan as both the title and third-place matches were decided after a pair of rapid tiebreak… Read More »
This week's Wednesday Workout continues our series from the invitational tournaments held alongside the 2023 U.S. Open. This week's puzzles all come… Read More »
The 2023 FIDE Women's World Cup concluded August 21 when Russian GM Alexandra Goryachkina defeated Bulgarian IM Nurgyul Salimova 2½–1½, winning the… Read More »
This week's Tactics Tuesday goes back to Baku for the 2023 FIDE World Cup and Women's World Cup. While last week's exercises all focused on mating...… Read More »
08.17.2023 Announcement: In response to concerns about FIDE's recently announced new regulations about transgender chess players, we want to make… Read More »
645 players from 21 countries came to Chicago, IL for the XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess Festival. The tournament, held August 12 through 18, was...… Read More »
The semifinals of the 2023 FIDE World Cup begin Saturday, August 19 at 6:00 a.m. CDT in Baku, Azerbaijan. At the same time, the finals and third-… Read More »
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the August issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content… Read More »
Registration is now open for the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2023. The international event, organized by FIDE and the Italian Chess...Read… Read More »
This week's Wednesday Workout begins a four-part series of tactics taken from the invitational tournaments held alongside the U.S. Open in Grand...… Read More »

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