Play Chess Online - Free Chess Games at Chess.com

Chess.com is a fabulous place to play. It's extremely user-friendly and allows players of all chess abilities to enjoy the great game of chess!

Jose - Brazil
Chess.com is hands down the best site for learning chess that I have seen. The learning tools on the site are a great value!

Steinar – Norway
Chess.com is an excellent place for chess players! We can play online tournaments and face everyone from Grandmasters to beginners.

Paco - Hawaii

IM Silman | Sitting in a coffee shop in Tokyo that’s little known but adored by those who frequent it, I was staring at the most beautiful and delicious cappuccino on Earth. This was my second one, but before I downed my drink I thought of IM John Grefe and IM Jay Whitehead, both now deceased. Once close to both these players, we had drifted apart. It tastes as good as it looks! Orderi... | Read More

ChessCenter | IM Danny Rensch and the ChessCenter team check in from the 2016 Chess.com meeting in Florida with big news from around the chess world. Learn when the Carlsen vs Nakamura mega-match will be played, hear from Hikaru Nakamura himself as FM Mike Klein scores an exclusive interview, and find out what happened to Hikaru's gold medal. | Read More

News | We're excited to announce a brand new way to bring real-time chess fun to your Chess.com clubs: live club tournaments! Administrators can now organize and create tournaments in live chess with ease for any of their clubs. Each tournament will be exclusive to members of a selected club and can be tailored in other ways too. You can set the start time or date (at least an hour in the... | Read More

IM TigerLilov | In chess, a little knowledge goes a long way. Recognizing the opportunity for a thematic combination, knowing the key move in your favorite opening and being aware of the winning technique in an endgame is enough to win you games on its own. This Saturday (1st October) I am going to show you why chess knowledge is power – and give you a ton of cool tips and tricks to use. If you want to follo... | Read More