Announcements US Chess Offices Closed Monday, May 27 » June 1 Special Delegates Meeting Canceled » TD Town Hall from May 5, 2024 » US Chess Seeks Part Time Assistant Editor » 2024 Continental Senior (50+) Chess Championships » Wednesday Workout: National Elementary School Championship, Pt. 2We continue our series of puzzles from the scholastic season with the second installment from the 2024 National Elementary School Championship in...Read… Read More » An Interview with the Four Leaders of the National Middle School ChampionshipIn the first CLO report posted about the National Middle School Championship, we wrote the following: "It is also worth noting — and celebrating —...Read… Read More » Tactics Tuesday: National Elementary School Championship Tactics, Pt. 2We continue our series of puzzles from the scholastic season with the second installment from the 2024 National Elementary School Championship in...Read… Read More » Learning From the Classics: Takeaways from First Casablanca Variant Tournament in MoroccoWe often are told of ways the chess of today's great players differs from their predecessors. With superior defensive technique, opening knowledge...Read… Read More » Niemann Shakes Off Slow Start, Ties for Third in DubaiAfter drawing his first three games in the masters section of the inaugural Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge, American GM Hans Niemann won four of...… Read More » Kids for Chess Announces 2024 World Youth Chess and World Cadet Chess Championships ScholarshipsNote: This post was revised on May 17 to reflect an extended application deadline and that applications are also open to players participating in the...… Read More »