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Wednesday Workout: FIDE World Cup U-12, U-10, U-8 Highlights

This week's workout features games from the preliminary Swiss System stage of the …

2022 Candidates Preview Podcast GM Jacob Aagaard

Bonus Podcast: The 2022 Candidates Preview with GM Jacob Aagaard

Our bonus Candidates preview is out! Chess Life and Chess Life Online editor John Hartmann chats with GM Jacob Aagaard about the Candidates, Magnus… Read More »

GM Hikaru Nakamura, 2021. Photo: Ootes/STLCC

Hikaru Nakamura Signs to Misfits Gaming, WME

In chess’s romantic period, strong players would only move a piece if an opponent could raise enough cash to make it worth their while. In the modern… Read More »

One Move at a Time, June 2022: Elliott Neff

For the June edition of One Move at a Time, US Chess Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas sits down with Elliott Neff, CEO and… Read More »

2022 Sheridan Open Simul with GM Alex Fishbein

Sheridan Open Brings Big Chess to Small Town

There’s a bit of a chess boom happening in Sheridan, Wyoming. Nestled at the base of the Big Horn Mountains, Sheridan is a beautiful and generally...… Read More »

Daniel Naroditsky Named New York Times Chess Columnist

Over the weekend, GM Daniel “Danya” Naroditsky was unveiled as the chess columnist for the New York Times. In this role, the grandmaster will provide… Read More »

Cover Stories with Chess Life #46: Vjekoslav Nemec

Vjekoslav (“Vjeko”) Nemec is a Croatian candidate master, and the main proprietor of the chess website chessentials.com. When I put out the call on… Read More »

Registration Open for FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2022

Registration is now open for the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2022. The international event, organized by FIDE and the Romanian Chess...Read… Read More »

The Baltimore Kids Chess League at the National High School Championship

US Chess is committed to growing the game for all. To this end, we have put in place an initiative to assist players from Title I schools to be able… Read More »

Korey Kormick Promoted to Director of Member Services

Korey Kormick, who has been the US Chess Technical & Ratings Manager since March 2021, has been promoted to Director of Member Services effective… Read More »