The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has made a call for bids for the 2024 World Championship match with budget figures that have stirred a debate in the chess community. A few weeks after the conclusion of the Candidates Tournament, ...
It’s the ingenious new device that’s set to revolutionize the way you play games on Chess.com—and here's how you can get one. The new ChessUp 2 is a major leap forward in smart chessboards. Following on from the market-leading ...
"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...
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...
Chess.com is excited to announce our new upgrade to the move list feature. The new move list is now cleaner and clearer, making it easier for you to follow variations and annotations or to analyze your own games. It also resembles the move list yo...
Chess.com is excited to announce the third edition of Chessable's annual Create Your Own Course contest. Registrations are open from September 1 to November 30 to all Chessable PRO members who want to participate. This is the perfect oppor...
We are thrilled to announce major improvements to engines on Chess.com. Only weeks after the release of Stockfish 16, the newest version of the engine is now also available on our website. The engine is stronger than ever and brings a new evaluati...
Are you a member of the Chess.com Discord server? If not, now’s the time to join! We’ve just revamped our server, giving you lots of brand-new benefits and ways to be part of a community full of 35,000+ chess lovers. What’s new...
Hey, chess fans! It's that time again. Let's take a quick moment to catch up on what kept our product development, support and fair play teams busy last month... Here's what we did in June! Web Removed the big modal (that you had t...
Update: The first-event premium arena will now take place Wednesday, June 3 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (18:00 CEST)! Register for the Arena beginning one hour before it begins here: https://www.chess.com/live#r=212024 After postponing the original...
Update: A Thursday match featuring GM Ian Nepomniachtchi's Russia Wizards vs. GM Ray Robson's Chicago Wind will begin at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (18:00 Central European Time). Starting Monday, ten teams will be fighting to keep their PRO Chess ...
Last week's PRO Chess League action has set the tone for the 2020 season. While teams like the Saint Louis Arch Bishops and the Russia Wizards look to improve on their opening-week wins, teams such as the China Pandas...
July is upon us, chess fans—and you know what that means: Once again, it's time to catch up with what's been going on with Chess.com product development and community support over the last month. June kept us busy! Here's how... Live Che...
This week's PRO Chess League dodges, ducks, dips, dives and dodges as it moves to Monday and Tuesday to accommodate many player conflicts with Tata Steel and Gibraltar. The Eastern and Central Divisions play on Monday beginning at 7 a.m. PT while ...
It's a bit of a writers' crutch to take any winning streak by GM Fabiano Caruana and allude to his seven straight wins at the 2014 Sinquefield Cup, but sometimes the man gives us no choice. Caruana made history again today, this time at the 2018...
Certain rules are forming at the 2018 U.S. Championships. 1. Don't play the French against GM Fabiano Caruana. 2. GM Zviad Izoria is not to be underestimated. 3. There's a better chance of WIM Annie Wang making a mistake on her ho...
This year's Kings Tournament in Medias, Romania saw a double Ukrainian success as Vassily Ivanchuk and Anna Muzychuk dominated their groups in both the rapid and blitz sections. A decade ago Romania added an interesting tournament to the interna...
For the second time in as many days, once again the irresistible force couldn't overcome the immovable object in the seventh hour. It's not just a thought experiment, it's the real-life situation unfolding at the 2016 world chess championship. D...
The Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson made the first move of the 2016 world chess championship, but his principled 1. d4 wasn't the story. Rather, it was what followed one move later. Less than a minute into the biggest chess match of the yea...
The world champion awoke today earlier than is his preference, and ended the evening about 10 hours later drawing a white piece out of a box. It was an incredibly long day at the 2016 world championship, and the first move has yet to be made. ...
In an attempt to distribute their product as widely as possible while restricting unauthorized world championship relays, Agon will be providing a widget for chess websites that want to broadcast the games from the upcoming wor...
Chess and chess players have been venturing into the news all around the world this month. From Armenia to Alabama, chess and chess players continue to engage in mischief, mayhem, and the occasional game of quality chess. Photo: Clapag...
Is it possible to play better chess at faster time controls in worse weather against stronger opponents? The life of GM Viswanathan Anand over the last month poses that exact question. After a massively underwhelming performance in Gibraltar aga...
Passionate Chess.com members are often asking about other avenues of getting better. Besides videos, Tactics Trainer, Chess Mentor and other tools, the Chess.com University program caters to just these sorts of players. In July of this year, Che...
On Saturday, GM Garry Kasparov received an honorary doctor of law degree from Saint Louis University. The former chess champion addressed this year's graduates during SLU's spring commencement. “If you always have a dream, t...
