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This issue of Check is in the Mail contains games (and puzzles) from the 2024 Absolute Championship tournament. As you will also see in the Front...
Getting a new rule into the rulebook — or revising an old time rule — can take different paths before they are considered by the Delegates at their...
Today's puzzles begin a series on the just-concluded National Elementary School Championships, held May 1-3 in Baltimore, MD. Read our full report...
Sunday saw the coronation of new national champions at the 2026 National Elementary School Championships in Baltimore, MD. Note that this was...
Attention US Chess Delegates: Please submit your Advance Delegate Motions (ADMs) for the 2026 Advance Agenda by May 8, 2026 by 5 p.m. EDT. Use this...
2,535 players from 36 states (plus Washington, D.C.) competed in Baltimore, MD to determine the nation’s top elementary school players; New York...
While professional players shudder at the thought of playing more than one classical chess game in a day, the 2,500-plus kids in Baltimore for the...
The 2026 National Elementary School Championships are underway in Baltimore! With a record-breaking 2,500+ participants, this tournament will be one…
This weekend, May 1 through 3, the US Chess National Elementary School Championships take place in Baltimore, MD! This national event features some… Read More »
US Chess is accepting nominations for the Dan Heisman Award for Excellence in Chess Instruction. This annual award recognizes a chess instructor who…

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