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Request for Proposals: Awards Vendor for National Events

The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is soliciting award vendor bids for the following FY 2022-2023 through FY 2024-2025 National events. The US Chess…
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Just the Rules: The Unrated Prize Puzzle

An unrated player is a puzzle waiting to be solved. On the one hand they are often—especially at the scholastic level—beginners that are just… Read More »
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Request for Proposals: Chess Store at US Chess National Events

The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is soliciting Chess Store bids for the following FY 2022-2023 through FY 2024-2025 National events. The US Chess...
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2022 Samford Fellows Announced

The FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP, marking its thirty sixth annual award, has selected Grandmasters Hans Niemann of New York, Abhimanyu...
Chess Life June 2022

June 2022 Issue of Chess Life Now Available

It’s Candidates season and GM Hikaru Nakamura is in the mix. This month, we have an exclusive interview with the grandmaster, record-breaking Twitch…
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Check Is In The Mail: June 2022

Greetings! With baseball season in full swing I thought I’d adopt a hardball theme for this month’s article. Leading off is this effort from the 2020…
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KCF All-Girls Nationals Returns, Inspiring Newcomers

In late April, nearly 400 girls from 33 states converged on Chicago, Illinois for the 17th Annual KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship, which...
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Judy Misner Retires After Almost 52 Years

Judith (Judy) Misner, our Director of Administration, is retiring on May 27 after almost 52 years working for US Chess. She was hired on October 12...
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Chess Underground #38: Gopal Menon, "Chess Variants"

Have you ever heard of "Secret Queen"? What happens when 36 pawns meet a chess set? How fast do you have to be to win a game of "Racing Kings"? What’… Read More »
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Puzzle Pack: 7 Tactics from Foxwoods

The 14th Annual Open at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, CT provided an exciting event with strong competition, numerous upsets, and norm-hungry titled...

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