John Hartmann

It is said that no one can serve two masters. And so US Chess Executive Director Ranae Bartlett is trading Caïssa for the people of Madison, Alabama… Read More »

Editor's note: This story first appeared in the June 2025 issue of Chess Life Kids magazine, and is re-published here in full. Consider becoming a US… Read More »

Editor's note: This story first appeared in the January 2025 issue of Chess Life. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content… Read More »

Editor's note: this story first appeared in the November 2024 issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member … Read More »

Careful readers of the October Chess Life print edition will note a deeply regrettable error. Two photographs of Louis “Lou” Giarrusso appear in… Read More »

This week's Wednesday Workout returns to the European Team Championships. This week, we turn focus to the Women's section, where Bulgaria won… Read More »

This week's Wednesday Workout pulls from the recently concluded 2023 European Team Championships. Full standings are available here, and Serbia… Read More »

The 2023 Qatar Masters concluded with Uzbekistan's GMs Nodirbek Yakubboev and Nodirbek Abdusattorov splitting top honors with 7/9, ahead of a field… Read More »

This week's Wednesday Workout features a smattering of highlights from IM Jeremy Silman's playing career. An obituary is forthcoming on Chess… Read More »