Only a select few in the annals of chess history have broken into the world top-five before their 20th birthday. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has now joined that prestigious list, and shares his insights with Chess.com on his rise from prodigy to ches...
Edited on April 2, 2023: Happy April Fools' Day, everyone. Stay safe! Chess.com is excited to announce a complete overhaul of the chess-playing experience, now especially crafted for the next generation of young talents. With a swipe-cen...
It is the prestigious annual event that brings together the global sports industry's big players—and yet again Chess.com was there to discuss the hot topics facing the game. Cheating, format changes, branding, issues of governance, and eve...
10-year-old prodigy FM Faustino Oro is once again in the spotlight. Now a clip of the Argentinian beating world number-one Magnus Carlsen in Chess.com's Bullet Brawl has captured the attention of millions of viewers within a few days. Few player...
In a fresh podcast interview released Monday, GM Magnus Carlsen talked about his two favorites for the Candidates Tournament that begins in Toronto on April 4, his future in classical events, his new motivation, the Chess960 tour, and much more. ...
14-year-old WGM Lu Miaoyi gained 200 rating points, secured the IM title, came close to scoring a GM norm, and skyrocketed to the world number-two spot for girls under 20, all in the past few months. The Chinese teenager is already reaching histor...
Chess.com, the world’s leading chess platform, has been named as one of Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies for 2024. This year’s list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their ...
In a move that could potentially shake up the chess world, GM Magnus Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan-Henric Buettner have launched the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, a new ambitious series of Chess960 tournaments that will run across five co...
Forget Barbie, Oppenheimer or Poor Things. The 96th Academy Awards also marked a triumph for "War Is Over!" becoming the second chess-themed winner of the 'Best Animated Short Film' award. Drawing inspiration from the iconic peace anthem 'Happy ...
The game of chess is witnessing a fascinating trend. New research by Chess.com shows that grandmasters are now achieving their titles at an earlier age than ever. Will the chess world see 10- or 11-year-olds becoming grandmasters in the next few y...
The historic Biel Chess Festival, one of the biggest events in the European chess calendar, has announced its super-strong lineup for 2024 featuring a sharp focus on youth. The event, which has been running in the Swiss lakeside city since 1968,...
You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief from FIDE officials and the Toronto organizers as clearance was given for the Candidates Tournament after visa issues were resolved just in time. It was a dramatic turn of events when on Friday...
Former world champion and Putin critic GM Garry Kasparov has been added to Russia's list of "terrorists and extremists." The chess legend calls it "an honor." Kasparov's name is included in the list of "terrorists and extremists" by the Russian ...
One of the world's most prestigious tournaments is facing a significant hurdle as FIDE has announced a public appeal to the Canadian authorities to expedite the visa process for several players. Update, March 2: Canadian Chess Federation President...
Chess.com is excited to announce our newest chess variant, Chess With Checkers! This fresh variant follows the same rules as regular chess, with one exception: everything on the board looks like checkers pieces. Click the button below to try ...
Today, FIDE, the chess world-governing body, made a significant move in an attempt to combat rating deflation and improve the accuracy of the ranking system by adjusting the rating for hundreds of thousands of players. Nonetheless, the extensive o...
It’s March, and murder is afoot! Play against five suspects in this month-long chess murder mystery! Check back throughout the month as you unlock new dialogue, clues, and hints while playing these five fun characters. Solve The Myst...
Get ready to do some damage. Learn how to go straight for your opponent's throat from move one with GM Jan Gustafsson's new Aggressive 1.e4 Repertoire Part I on Chessable! Click the button below to try out the Short & Sweet free version o...
Last week, FIDE launched the ChessMom initiative, a pilot project that will offer financial assistance to ten female players traveling with their infants to the 45th Chess Olympiad, which takes place in Budapest, Hungary, this September. All expen...
They’ve got their offensive lines ready, and they’re ready to sack! But we’re not talking gridiron here, this is a game on another grid—chess. Next month the Maryland Terrapins become the latest team to take the field for...
What is the future of chess? Which formats will be popular? How much of a punch does chessboxing pack? These are some of the burning questions Chess.com's panel of experts will examine at this year's MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Starti...
British rising star WCM Bodhana Sivanandan has delivered another extraordinary performance that is likely to catapult her to world number-one among chess players under nine years years of age. The schoolgirl now boasts one of the highest ratings e...
On Sunday, eight-year-old Ashwath Kaushik from Singapore smashed the record to become the youngest player ever to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess. Just a month prior Leonid Ivanovic from Serbia dethroned GM Awonder Liang to become the fi...
Chess.com is excited to announce the launch of Team Chess Battle—a new tournament that brings banter, chat, and great games from some of the best in the business. What makes this event different? It’s a 2v2 team tournament where the ...
