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Wednesday Workout: FIDE World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz

This week's puzzles come from the recently concluded FIDE World Cadets & Youth…

Special Delegates Meeting Dedicated Page

A page dedicated to the upcoming Special Delegates Meeting (March 23, 8:00 PM ET) has been created here: https://new.uschess.org/2022-special...

Shankland Out as Semis Kick Off at FIDE Grand Prix Leg 2

GM Sam Shankland was on pins and needles, helplessly watching the evaluation bar swing back and forth. (Not that he needs an evaluation bar, mind you…

One Move at a Time, March 2022: Tyler Schwartz

For the March edition of One Move at a Time, US Chess Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas sits down with Tyler Schwartz, the co...

Invitational Rating List Regulations Updated, March 2022

The US Chess Executive Board recently approved changes to the Invitational Rating List Regulations. These rating lists are used to determine the… Read More »

Just the Rules: How to Get an Entry Fee Refund

Refunds are good things. Some businesses have a “no questions asked” refund policy. Remember the old Sears policy? You know the one—they replaced...

Notice of Planned US Chess Server Outage, March 7-10

Two US Chess servers will be offline from 10 p.m. ET on Monday, Mar. 7, through 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, Mar. 10, while the servers are being moved to…

Coming to America: An Interview with GM Vladimir Belous

When we pore over a game of a chess, we analyze the choices a player makes and the consequences they must face. Though many of the choices we discuss…

Check Is In The Mail: March 2022

Greetings! I hope everyone is having a wonderful 2022 so far and getting ready for spring! Our first game this month features a Larsen’s Opening by...