The wait is finally over! After a three-year hiatus, we're finally approaching the Fischer Random World Championship's (FRWC) final tournament. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and other ch...
October is here! Check out the latest news and updates from Chess.com as we continue to make your online chess experience as zombie-filled enjoyable and enriching as possible. Here's what this monthly update covers: Product & Engineering...
The biggest tournament in Chess.com's history is about to enter its most exciting phase yet. The Chess.com Global Championship Knockouts start on September 14 at 4 a.m. PT/13:00 CET and will feature 64 of the strongest players on the planet. ...
Another month has passed by quickly. Check out the latest news and updates from Chess.com as we continue to make your online chess experience the best it can be! Here's what this update covers: Product & Engineering Events Community C...
The 2022 Rapid Chess Championship Finals start tomorrow! The field of superstars qualifying from the regular season is finally set, with GM Hikaru Nakamura leading the pack. They are now ready to join the four invited heavyweights, GMs Ding Liren,...
On September 1, for the first time since 2009, we are changing our membership plans. As part of this change, prices will be increasing in some countries and are decreasing in even more. We are also changing the structure of our plans; Gold and Pla...
Another month has gone by, and there’s a lot to talk about! What are some of the highlights? The 44th Chess Olympiad has officially started, we're making it easier than ever for you to start streaming chess, one of your favorite tournaments ...
Arena Kings is a weekly event where streamers play in blitz arenas for their share of 400 Twitch subs. Arenas run every Wednesday starting at 9:00 a.m. PT/18:00 CEST. In this article, you will find the results for all the arenas that happened in 2...
Arena Kings is a weekly event where streamers play in blitz arenas for their share of a $1,500 prize fund. Arenas run every Wednesday starting at 9:00 a.m. PT/12:00 p.m. ET/18:00 CEST/9:30 p.m. IST and last two hours. While only streamers can win ...
Can you guess how many games of chess people played against each other on Chess.com in June? The answer might surprise you: 257,503,084. That's 99 new games started between players every single second—and that's without counting an additio...
The results and winners for the monthly Legends Arena are below. All cash prize winners will be contacted at the email address on file on their account. The address is listed on the Settings page. December 30 Open Oleksandr_Bortnyk $...
Chess.com's Polish Director FM Dawid Czerw sat down with GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, one of the youngest players in the 2022 Candidates Tournament field and the man who broke GM Magnus Carlsen's record-breaking undefeated streak. Among other things, Du...
In this article, you can find the official rules for all Chess.com events with prize money. Use the table of contents below to jump to a specific event. All prize money events are also subject to the Chess.com Competitive Events Policy and the Fai...
Chess Played Quick is Chess.com's series of events where top chess streamers complete bounties for prizes. Chess Played Quick Bot Battles Bingo Edition starts on June 13 at 10 a.m. PT/19:00 CEST. For two hours, streamers will do their best to be...
The first half of 2022 is almost over, and what a start to the year it’s been. So much has happened over the last few months that it can be hard to keep track of all the amazing events, tournaments, and updates we’ve seen. Let’s ...
Please note that this event is no longer active. The Chess.com Legends Arena was a monthly event for players who had advanced all the way to the Legend League, the most elite League on Chess.com. Players competed in 3+0 blitz Arenas in three dif...
The 2022 I'M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship (IMSCC) is an event played on Chess.com where some of the strongest IMs compete in a series of speed chess matches. The event runs May 9 through June 15, with players vying for their share of the $10,...
The Play-in phase of the Chess.com Global Championship is over! From now on, only players who qualified and have not been eliminated can play in the CGC. Qualifier Events (Over) Play-In Events (Over) Event Information Past Results Qual...
GM Wesley So won the inaugural Chess.com Global Championship in November 2022. This event was the first Chess.com championship with a cycle open to all of our verified players. Players competed in official Chess.com verified events for their share...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the 2022 Candidates Tournament with one round to spare, repeating his impressive feat from the last Candidates. GM Ding Liren finished the tournament in second place and is facing Nepomniachtchi for the title of FIDE...
The 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by SIG is the latest edition of Chess.com's top event for young players, featuring a $35,000 prize fund. This year's edition began March 31 and lasts until the final on June 6. The ...
In the first days of the invasion of Ukraine led by the Russian government, we issued this statement condemning Russia's invasion and war of aggression and expressing our support for Ukraine. We receive many questions daily about the conflict and ...
2022 is upon us, and with it, an opportunity to look back at the last three months of 2021. Let's take a look at all of the things we are dedicated to improving, the new features, the updates, and more that occurred. The biggest takeaway? We had a...
The 2022 Bullet Chess Championship presented by DigitalOcean is an event gathering elite players competing in a series of 1+0 games. The qualifiers ran from February 21 and 25, while the main event occurred from March 3 through 17. The e...
