GM Hikaru Nakamura recently extended his record on Chess.com to become the first player ever to break 3400 in blitz. His new high of 3405 is 28 points higher than number two on the list, GM Magnus Carlsen. The electrifying online blitz rivalry b...
Chess.com is ready to knock it outta the park again with the launch of a new tournament featuring stars from the Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball team. SlugChamps: Guardians Chess Club will pit eight teammates from one of America’...
The Saint Louis Chess Club has announced its lineup for this year’s American Cup boasting "16 of the strongest chess players in America." Eight GMs are on the roster for the $250,000 Open section headed by U.S. number-one GM Fabiano Caruan...
The Saint Louis Chess Club has banned GM Hans Niemann for the remainder of 2024, citing alleged inappropriate behavior and damage to private property. The grandmaster has dismissed the accusations as "blatant disinformation." Edited on 2/2/2024:...
"Here ye, here ye! Gather round as I tell a tale about the Kingdom Chess App that was just announced!" a wise knight once said. In this app, you can play chess against worthy opponents for gold, battle bots, solve fun missions, and build up YOUR k...
13-year-old U.S. IM Andy Woodward has secured his final norm to become the world's 10th youngest grandmaster in history. At the same event, 12-year-old Turkish IM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus picked up his second norm and edged closer to breaking a rating ...
If you're just starting out with chess, you will blunder your pieces. It's just a fact of life. But while this is an inevitable part of your chess journey, it doesn't need to be a permanent one. Avoid the most common beginner mistakes and learn ho...
18-year-old rising Indian star IM Divya Deshmukh has boldly called out sexism in the chess world following her participation in Tata Steel Chess, expressing frustration with comments about her appearance. Deshmukh finished 12th with 4.5 points i...
IM Veselin Pantev, a prominent figure in the Bulgarian chess community, succumbed to cancer last month, leaving behind his grieving wife, WGM Adriana Nikolova, their 4-year-old daughter, and his other two children. On December 28, at the age ...
India’s greatest ever chess player, the legendary GM Viswanathan Anand, has signed as a brand ambassador for Chess.com. The five-time world champion will bring his incredible knowledge and experience to the world’s biggest chess plat...
Analyzing your games just got easier with the new Explore tab in our Analysis, Game Review, and Classroom pages. Quickly see the moves masters played, game results, engine evaluations, and more all in one easy-to-use interface. With this upgrade...
Leonid Ivanovic from Serbia has earned his place in the history books by becoming the first player under the age of nine to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess. The chess world has recently been witnessing a surge in children scoring e...
FM Brandon Burrows achieved his first IM norm by winning one game and making nine draws that lasted an average of 10 moves. Now the World Chess Federation (FIDE) has invalidated the Las Vegas tournament and U.S. Chess has confirmed an investigatio...
ChessKid, the scholastic extension of Chess.com aimed at a younger target audience, has reached the milestone of 10,000,000 individual child accounts. To celebrate the achievement, ChessKid is offering free access to its Gold membership fe...
It may not be a record, but it is still a major achievement: the world has a new youngest grandmaster—14-year-old Ukrainian prodigy GM Ihor Samunenkov. The teenager’s title has been confirmed by the world chess federation FIDE this m...
Norway Chess always charms the year as one of the most compelling events to look out for, and 2024 is no different. Five-time winner and world number-one GM Magnus Carlsen, last year's winner GM Hikaru Nakamura, and the 17th World Champion GM Ding...
There is no drama, and all the players have been consulted—that was the message from the world chess federation FIDE to dampen down any suggestion of controversy after the new regulations were released for its flagship Candidates tournament....
GM Nijat Abasov was seeded 69th in the 2023 FIDE World Cup, but defied expectations and clinched a sensational fourth place to propel himself into the limelight. The Azerbaijani grandmaster has now been given a monumental opportunity as he's taken...
Invite your friends over for a chess party because we've got something you'll want to vibe to: SHAREABLE TOURNAMENTS! Now you have the chance to make an Arena or Swiss-tournament-cheese sandwich instantly to share with anyone and everyone! Let's t...
The new Champions Chess Tour (CCT) season kicks off this month with the return of the Chessable Masters and a faster format designed to deliver even more exciting action. Chess.com’s premier year-long event is now four main online tourname...
The second set of Titled Tuesday tournaments of 2024 was won by GMs Eduardo Iturrizaga and Daniil Dubov on January 9. A total of 733 participants in the first tournament was easily the most since Titled Tuesday was split into two tournaments, smas...
GM-elect Vaishali Rameshbabu has clinched one of India's most prestigious awards thanks to her chess prowess, while her brother GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu has secured new backing from an Indian billionaire. Their maestro trainer GM R.B Ramesh is...
Chess has found its way back into the spotlight―this time through the lens of a new female protagonist. Check & Mate, written by New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood, won the 2023 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction....
GM Magnus Carlsen was included in FIDE's full lineup for the Candidates tournament this week, but in an exclusive interview with Chess.com the former world champion says that he is formally turning down the invitation to play in Toronto. This we...
