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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…
The 2023 FIDE Women's World Cup concluded August 21 when Russian GM Alexandra Goryachkina defeated Bulgarian IM Nurgyul Salimova 2½–1½, winning the...
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...
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...
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…
Registration is now open for the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2023. The international event, organized by FIDE and the Italian Chess...
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...
Editor's Note: Elise Bickford's article, Chess in Translation, will be published in the September issue of Chess Life magazine. Bickford is a… Read More »

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