Announcements 2024 Continental Senior (50+) Chess Championships » US Chess to Host Town Hall for Tournament Directors on Sunday, May 5 » The Herbert B. Jacklyn Program is Open For 2024-25 Submissions » 2024 Scholar-Chessplayer Awards Announced: Six Players Honored at the 2024 National High School Championship » US Chess Safe Play Guide for Tournament Directors, Organizers, and Participants Now Available » Inside Story: An Interview with GM Maurice AshleyEditor's note: This story first appeared in the April 2024 issue of Chess Life Magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content like...Read… Read More » 2024 National Elementary School (K-6) Championship Preview! This weekend, April 26 through 28, the US Chess National Elementary School (K-6) Championship takes place in Columbus, Ohio! This national event...Read… Read More » Wednesday Workout: Tricks and Traps from Americans in GrenkeThis week's Wednesday Workout concludes a series from the Grenke Chess Festival with some crafty, tactical, and even defensive moments from games...Read… Read More » Tactics Tuesday: Grenke Open HighlightsThis week's Tactics Tuesday highlights a number of American players' most interesting moments from the Grenke Chess Classic Open, held earlier this...Read… Read More » The 2024 HBCU Chess Classic: A Year for Re-InventionThe inaugural 2023 HBCU Chess Classic, held last year on the historic Morris Brown College campus, was admittedly a tough act to follow. The...Read More » Gukesh, Tan Win FIDE Candidates Tournaments on Dramatic Final DayFor the better part of Sunday's last-round games in Toronto, at least one of the 2024 FIDE Candidates events appeared headed to a playoff match...Read… Read More »