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The May edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Director of Publications and editor of Chess Life...… Read More »
Congratulations to 26-year-old Grandmaster Sam Shankland, our new US Chess Champion! Sam finished ahead of three GMs in the top ten players in the...… Read More »
We have a champion at the Main Event of the K-12 National Championships in Columbus, Ohio. David Peng of Illinois scored 6.5/7 for clear first in the… Read More »
GM Sam Shankland, Photo IM Eric Rosen The stage is set or a thrilling Championship Sunday in Saint Louis as two players vie for the crown in each...… Read More »
Going into Championship weekend at the US Chess Championships in Saint Louis (April 17-30) two players hailing from California are in the clear lead… Read More »
Abhimanyu "Abhi" Mishra Abhimanyu "Abhi" Mishra made history this week, becoming the youngest US Chess master ever. And then he ate ice cream. Mishra… Read More »
Photo Jim Doyle As the High School Championships begin in Columbus, Ohio, bug and blitz tournaments welcomed hundreds of youngsters to a stunning...… Read More »
In both the overall and women’s championships, two huge underdogs are leading. Sam Shankland is tied for 1st along with Fabiano Caruana, and Annie...… Read More »
Jocelyn Chen makes a move at the All-Girls Nationals, Photo Betsy Dynako-Zacate The annual Kasparov Chess Foundation All Girls National Tournament… Read More »
In his best-selling book, Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari, writes that the greatest resource in US are the brains of Silicon Valley. Perhaps one reason… Read More »

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