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Caruana, Yip Repeat as U.S. Champions (Again!)

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: GM Fabiano Caruana and IM Carissa Yip are this year’s U.S. champions.

Defending Champions Lead After Chaotic Round 10

The penultimate round of the 2025 U.S. Championships saw both defending champions emerge as clear leaders after winning their games. In total, there…

Update to SafeSport Refresher Requirements for Tournament Directors

Effective Nov. 1, 2025, there will no longer be a 30-day grace period to complete SafeSport Refresher trainings. Your TD certification will become...

2025 FIDE World Youth Chess Championship: Das, Sinkar Shine for USA Delegation

22 American players made the trip to Durres, Albania to compete on behalf of the USA Delegation at the 2025 FIDE World Youth Chess Championships from…

Leaderboard Shakeups in U.S. Championships Round 9

After the final rest day, we saw many exciting games in both the U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championships. Both sections saw crucial results significantly…

Wednesday Workout: FIDE World Youth Championships

Today's puzzles come from the 2025 FIDE World Youth Championships, held earlier this month in Durres, Albania. There was only a small number of games…

National Chess Day Wrap-Up

Just counting events tagged with National Chess Day or NCD on US Chess’s Membership Services Area, affiliates hosted 48 rated tournaments around the…

Round 8: Lee, Aronian Make Moves on Difficult Day

It was very difficult for me to write today’s report. Like all in the chess community, I am deeply shaken by the tragic death of one of the sport’s...

Tactics Tuesday: Variations From the 2025 U.S. Championships, Pt. 1

This week's puzzles all come from the ongoing 2025 U.S. Championship and Women's Championship. Every day, a rotating cast of annotators are covering…

GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025)

Update, Oct. 24, 2025: Naroditsky was a Chess Life columnist from June 2014 through March 2020. All of his columns can be downloaded here in a single…

U.S. Championships: Action Heats Up in Ultra-Decisive Round 7

Sunday saw eight decisive games in St. Louis, with players fighting for the win in contrasting fashions. While some players threw caution to the wind…

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Caruana, Yip Repeat as U.S. Champions (Again!) »

Defending Champions Lead After Chaotic Round 10 »

Update to SafeSport Refresher Requirements for Tournament Directors »

2025 FIDE World Youth Chess Championship: Das, Sinkar Shine for USA Delegation »

Leaderboard Shakeups in U.S. Championships Round 9 »