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Lee Joins Veterans Atop Cairns Cup Standings after Five Rounds

The battle of youth versus experience at this year’s Cairns Cup is looking a bit…

Brian Harting Hired as Administrative Assistant

US Chess welcomes Brian Harting as its new Administrative Assistant based out of the St. Louis office. With an extensive background in higher...

Wednesday Workout: FIDE World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 10 (Nakamura & Caruana)

This week's Wednesday Workout continues our series on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 – 31 in New York. Our… Read More »

Tactics Tuesday: FIDE World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 10 (Nakamura & Caruana)

Today's Tactics Tuesday continues a multi-week feature on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 – 31 in New York. Our…

Lee and Nakamura Each Add Second American Cup to the Collection

After all the time scrambles and playoffs were over, two frontrunners emerged victorious in the 2025 American Cup. IM Alice Lee repeated last year’s…

Nakamura, Lee Advance to American Cup Grand Finals: Who Will Join Them?

Heading into the final weekend of the 2025 American Cup, GM Hikaru Nakamura and IM Alice Lee have each advanced to the Grand Final by winning their...

A chess game in front of a wrestling mat during the Chesswrestling Festival

A Fusion of Mind and Might: Chesswrestling Festival Takes Down Minnesota

Editor's note: Sofia Doroshenko is a senior at Macalester College, where she recently organized the first Chesswrestling Festival. In the lead-up to…

Wednesday Workout: FIDE World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 9

This week's Wednesday Workout continues our series on the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, held December 26 – 31 in New York. Our… Read More »

Tatev Abrahamyan in the World Chess Hall of Fame after defeating Carissa Yip in the blitz playoffs

Champions Bracket Finals Set in American Cup

Editor’s note: Today, we continue our reporting on the American Cup with more annotated games and highlights from GM Luka Budisavljevic. Come back on…

Team Rooms for SuperNationals VIII: Reservation Window Opens Soon!

Team rooms for SuperNationals VIII will open for reservation on Monday, March 24, 2025. We will leave the registration system open for one week and...