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Wednesday Workout: 2025 Pan-American Junior Championship

Today's exercises come from the 2025 Under-20 Pan-American Championship, which concluded last Thursday in Paraguay. Read our full report…

US Chess Seeks Executive Director

Donwload a PDF version of this job posting here. US Chess is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director. The Executive Director is…

US Chess Offices Closed December 22 Through 25

US Chess offices will be closed from Friday, December 22 through Monday, December 25 for the holidays. All Tournament Life Announcements (TLAs) and...

Tactics Tuesday: Not Even The Best GMs...

This week's Tactics Tuesday (the last of the year!) pulls from a recent Rapid and Blitz event where even top GMs let some tactics slip through the...

2023 K-12 Grades: Final Report and Games

The final two rounds of the 2023 K-12 Grade Level Championships in Orlando, Florida, this past weekend lived up to expectations as players of equal...

2024 US Chess Federation All-America Chess Team Announced

The United States Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2024 All-America Chess Team. Team members will receive team jackets and plaques by mail…

Flash Report: 30 (Co-)Champions Crowned Across 13 Grades in Orlando

Dalton Seniors win for tenth consecutive time, Oak Hall and Speyer win three grade sections each, Columbia Grammar wins 2 sections. Kyle Wang (sixth…

K-12 Grades Day Three: Will Round Six (of Seven) Be One for the Ages?

At the conclusion of the marathon known as “Saturday at Nationals” (three games!), some section leaders stand alone, others are perfect along with… Read More »

Blitz, Bug, Two Rounds, and Much More on First Days of K-12 Grade Championships

Today's recap of the first days of the 2023 National K-12 Grade Championships has a lot of content to catch you up. And there's no rest, either, as...