GM Magnus Carlsen scored a brilliant win, then pulled off a great escape, to beat GM Richard Rapport 1.5-0.5 and win the GRENKE Chess Classic for a third time. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat GM Vincent Keymer in blitz tiebreaks to take third place...
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...
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World number-one Magnus Carlsen beat GM Vincent Keymer to wrap up victory in the 2024 GRENKE Chess Classic round-robin. He now faces GM Richard Rapport in Monday's title match, while GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave takes on Keymer for third place. ...
Daniel Naroditsky took the $400 first prize in March's final Bullet Brawl on Saturday, winning 73 games en route to a mammoth score of 261. Claiming his fourth title of the year and 14th in Bullet Brawl history, Naroditsky emphatically finished 27...
GM Richard Rapport bounced back from 0/2 on Friday to beat World Champion Ding Liren and GM Vincent Keymer, closing the gap at the top to half a point. GM Magnus Carlsen remains the sole leader after defeating GM Daniel Fridman, with Rapport and C...
Isa Kasimi, better known as Igors Rausis, the Latvian International Master and coach who was banned for six years and was stripped of his GM title after being caught cheating, has died at the age of 62. The news was confirmed by his ex-wife Olita ...
World number one Magnus Carlsen called it "kind of insane to get two Benoni games in one day" as he defeated GM Vincent Keymer with the black pieces and then GM Richard Rapport with White to upend the standings and take a one-point lead. Rapport, ...
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...
GM Richard Rapport leads the 2024 GRENKE Chess Classic by a full point after beating GM Daniel Fridman to score 1.5/2 for the second day in a row. Elsewhere time pressure saw wins evaporate for world number-one Magnus Carlsen (against GM Maxi...
After GM Denis Lazavik upset GM Alireza Firouzja in the 10th round of the early Titled Tuesday event of March 26 and went on to win, Firouzja scored a dominant 10.5/11 in the late contest to capture the second tournament. It was Lazavik's first wi...
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...
GM Ben Finegold is known for his sharp wit and even sharper tactics. And now you have the chance to experience both of these when you play his official Chess.com bot! Play The Finegold Bot This iconic American grandmaster has been entertaining...
GM Richard Rapport pounced on a blunder by world number-one Magnus Carlsen, then made a draw against World Champion Ding Liren, to end day one of the 2024 GRENKE Chess Classic in the sole lead on 1.5/2. Carlsen hit back to beat GM Daniel Fridman w...
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. ...
[Editor's note: Lula is one of the most popular Chess.com streamers with tens of thousands of fans. She started playing in December 2020 and earned her WCM title in 2024. This article is about her personal experience at the 2024 Reykjavik Open&nbs...
The state of Missouri has stamped its supremacy on collegiate chess after Saint Louis University won the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) final against Webster University and the University of Missouri (Mizzou) secured victory in their third-pla...
Webster and Saint Louis have eliminated all the other teams in their path to reach the Final of the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL). Though the favorites ultimately prevailed, their rivals gave them a massive fight. A Botez Gambit in the last s...
GM Hikaru Nakamura's Bullet Brawl rampage continued on Saturday with another $400 performance in a two-hour arena that featured the likes of GMs Magnus Carlsen and Vincent Keymer. Scoring 232, the 2024 Candidates Tournament hopeful was challenged ...
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...
14-year-old IM Alice Lee is the first player ever to emerge from the Elimination Bracket to win the American Cup. She defeated GM Irina Krush for the second time on Thursday, in the blitz playoffs after four decisive rapid games, to win her maiden...
A paralyzed man is able to play chess with the help of a chip produced by Neuralink and implanted into his brain. A video posted on Wednesday evening on the social media platform X showing the remarkable achievement has been viewed over 70 million...
A group of strong-minded and strong-legged chess enthusiasts banded together and walked 13 miles (21 kilometers) across New York on March 16 to raise over $11,000 for The Gift of Chess. This charitable organization seeks to transform lives...
GM Levon Aronian won his maiden title at the 2024 American Cup on Wednesday. Continuing to play in this tournament what he calls "adventurous chess," he defeated GM Wesley So only in the final rapid game—and with the black pieces. Th...
