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US Chess Seeks Correspondents for Chess Life Online Update (March 12 2023): We are no longer accepting applications for the K-12 Championship, but… Read More »
Lively chitter-chatter filled the vast playing hall as over 1300 chess players headed to their boards. Left and right, teams huddled around the...
Update 10/10/2023: The family of Alex Dunne respectfully asks for your financial help in the wake of his untimely death this past January. Alex did...
The US Chess server will be undergoing routine maintenance on the night of Monday, March 6th starting at 9 PM and continuing through the morning of...
Our first annual Members Only Blitz, celebrating shattering the 100k member mark!
The State of Confusion Class Tournament advertised that some classes may need to be combined, for instance if one section has too few warriors to… Read More »
Pete and Gopal explore a new horizon in chess media: Chess Sketch Comedy. Open source… kinda. Fire up your favorite podcast service and add the… Read More »
This week's Wednesday Workout comes from the 1000 GMs' Bay Area Challengers tournaments held February 17-20 and 24-26 in Milpitas, California. This...
Is classical chess dead? It’s no secret that this question makes me grimace. But it’s not because I am a “purist” who will balk at rapid chess.… Read More »
With a two-game lead headed into the final four rounds, the question was whether anyone could stop American GM Levon Aronian. It turns out, the… Read More »

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