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Volunteers Wanted for 2024 National K-12 Grade Championships

US Chess is seeking volunteers to assist at the 2024 National K-12 Grade Championships…

IMs Keaton Kiewra and Joshua Sheng Top the Los Angeles Open

After four rounds, IMs Keaton Kiewra and Joshua Sheng were the only players at 4-0.

Champions Showdown: Halfway Update & Carlsen-Ding Begins on Saturday

The Champions Showdown is a unique event, featuring many of the top players in the world (including Carlsen and all of the top 3 American players),… Read More »

Chess.com and Twitch Announce Multi-Year Partnership

Palo Alto, Calif., Nov. 8, 2017 — Chess.com and Twitch today announced a multi-year partnership to benefit chess streaming and major chess events...

IM Burke Outdistances GMs to Win the Eastern Congress

The nature of the Swiss system pretty much requires the higher rated players to play for a win, especially in the early rounds when the rating...

The November Check Is in the Mail

"The technique of good correspondence chess lies in playing good moves." -Graham Mitchell

GM Moradiabadi Annotates His Victories from the Washington Congress

This is the first tournament Elshan won as a US citizen. Congratulations Elshan!

29th NATO Chess Championship to Be Held at Texas Tech University

This will be the first time in the history of the NATO Chess Championship that the event will be held in the United States and only the second time...

Lessons from the 2017 SPICE Cup

Last week one of my favorite yearly events, the Spice Cup Open, concluded in Saint Louis, Missouri. With both Webster University and Saint Louis...

Just the Rules: Flag Falls, Part 1

Tim Just is a National Tournament Director, FIDE National Arbiter, and editor of the 5 th & 6 th edition of the US Chess Rulebook . He is also… Read More »