Received my author's copies of The United States College Chess Championship: A History of the President's Cup. Available October 1, 2026. mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-un…

My latest @sparkchess article appears on Reddit. reddit.com/r/chess/commen…

The World Chess Championship is approaching. Usually the ticket is a plastic badge that says GUEST. Nobody has ever been proud of it. Nobody has kept one.
So we are making some pins. The first World Chess Championship pin for Geneva 2026: a knight on skis, wearing a Swiss hat,
More coming soon. Available on Monday.

Thank you @chesseverapp for the news item about my latest book: chessever.com/news/694/alexe…

“We’re Coming for the Books” - In Texas, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, running for re-election, doesn’t want a chess-themed book in school libraries. Read all: sparkchess.com/chess-themed-b…

Why Alexey Root is Your New Favorite Player! | R6 #USSeniorsChess youtu.be/KSd0zgHaU1c?si… via @YouTube

When Should Humans Override Chess Engines? Dr, @Alexey_Root, WIM, and her son William sat down with Dr. Jon Edwards — an ICCF GM and the 32nd World Correspondence Chess Champion — to ask him this and other questions at the forefront of engine analysis in correspondence chess.

Dr. Edwards is one of many experts who will be speaking this weekend at the 2026 Saint Louis Chess Conference, presented by US Chess, @STLChessClub, and @Kasparov_Chess

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-PRESS RELEASE-

DRAMA TO THE FINAL MOVE: WESLEY SO AND RACHAEL LI CLAIM U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES

SAINT LOUIS (Oct. 23, 2026) — The U.S. Chess Championships delivered a wild ride from start to finish, with high drama, hard-fought battles and championship dreams on the line he Open, Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana and GM Wesley So battled their way into a playoff to decide the title, with So ultimately emerging as champion and taking home $56,000 – marking So’s fourth title. The U.S. Women’s Championship was equally action-packed, as 16-year-old rookie Woman International Master (WIM) Rachael Li of Plano, Texas, made a spectacular debut, claiming her first U.S. Women’s Championship title and $45,000 in prize money.

Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC), the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship events featured 24 of the top chess players who competed over the board from Oct. 9–22 for a total prize fund of more than $400,000.

Full press releases here: saintlouischessclub.org/news-insights-…

📸 Austin Fuller

Fred Das and Jeroen Terlingen, authors of The Sponsor: Murder at the North Sea Chess Tournament, teamed up again for The Sponsor Part II: The Marostica Chess Festival Under Attack. The first Sponsor book was published in 2024 and the second was published in 2026. I hope for a 028. Read the review: sparkchess.com/the-sponsor-re… / @NewInChess @STLChessClub

A very meta-moment this morning: my forthcoming (watch this space!) newsletter project firstlookchess.com cited my online article for @USChess.

Here's the sample newsletter link: storage.googleapis.com/first-look-che…

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Congrats @fins0905 and @anishgiri

Calling all WFMs, WIMs & WGMs! ♟️

Free entry to the 9-Round Open (IM norms), Blitz & Rapid at the Sligo Chess & Culture Festival, Ireland, 29 Jan–7 Feb 2027.

🏆 Women's 1st-3rd all tourneys
☕ Women & Girls socials
🛡️ WICF SafePolicy badge
🤝 Welcoming, inclusive atmosphere

Retired 2600 survives another day. Ended up winning the 1st Azeri Chess Academy Open.

Thanks, Ulvi, for the invite! This was a way stronger event than I expected. Kudos for bringing together so many strong players. Happy to play in his first event and support him as he continues

No, he has a He Plays to Draw Lion one.😉

The players are here, and the countdown is almost over!

The first round of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women’s Chess Championship kicks off tomorrow at the Saint Louis Chess Club!

Can’t join us in person? Tune in to our live commentary on YouTube and Twitch catch all the action.

Two weeks of exciting chess start tomorrow. See you there!

📸 Crystal Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

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I think in the modern times it should still be allowed to write and publish chess books, but they really have to be good.

For example, like this one.

Hey everybody! #1 in a series of announcements...

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From the Final Four of College Chess to the U.S. Senior Championship, enjoy @Alexey_Root's article charting GM Alexander Onischuk's career!