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Flash Report: 2024 North American Youth Championships Produce 26 Direct Titles, Two Norms

A host of junior players will be celebrating their new FIDE titles over the holidays, as the …

Cameron Wheeler Wins US Cadet Championship

Cameron pulls out the win to become this year's Cadet Champion, earning a scholarship to University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC).

A new direction for US Chess! We are thrilled to present our new logo and initial redesign for uschess.org.

We are thrilled to present our new logo and initial redesign for uschess.org. This is a long-term project that will be completed in phases...

Then and Now: The U.S. Open

As the US Open approaches in Phoenix, Arizona, take a look at the highlights of this storied competition, as well as predictions for this year's… Read More »

Fighting Spirit in the Southern California Championship

This year's Southern California Champion is seventeen-year-old FM Michael Brown. "I love chess simply because of its complexity. I can never sit… Read More »

Denker, Barber and NGIT Fields Set

The Denker tournament of high school champions, the Barber tournament of K-8 champs and the National Girls Invitational will coincide with the US… Read More »

From Texas to Ontario: Claudia on the North American Junior

Claudia Muñoz writes about her journey to the 2015 North American Junior Championships, which runs in Kitchener, Canada from July 26 - 30.

Inspired Chess in Vegas

You are driving through the desert at night. Two headlights are all you have to illuminate a small, two-lane road. On each side of you, there is only…

Sarkar on Norm #3: Location, Location, Location

Justin Sarkar, Photo Cathy Rogers, Iceland 2015 At the UTB May GM norm round robin, I began by playing the lowest seed, a 2100 in a super strong… Read More »

Acrobats & Pandas: Alisa's World Team Photo Tour

After five rounds of the Women's World Team Championships, the team finally got some much-needed rest. We had all played 11 arduous rounds of the U.S…