Chess Life is advertised as the "most widely read chess magazine in the world", and reaches more than a quarter of a million readers each month.

[1] All members are given access to the online versions of Chess Life and Chess Life Kids (including back issues).

[2] The United States Chess Federation was incorporated on December 27, 1939.

In 1946, publication of Chess Life started[3] as a bi-weekly newspaper, usually eight or twelve pages long.

In 1961, Frank Brady converted Chess Life to a slick-covered magazine.