Arena Kings Season 9 starts on February 2 at 9 a.m. PT/18:00 CET and happens every Wednesday until May 4. The event features streamers battling in a series of 3+0 blitz arenas and knockout tournaments for their share of the $45,000 prize fund and ...
Hey, chess lovers! A happy New Year is upon us, and with it, an opportunity to look back and catch up on what happened around the site in December 2021... Let's go! Web The biggest story for December—and surely one of the bigg...
The 2022 Chess.com Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase is a world-class online rapid event series for all grandmasters, the top 10 women, and the top 10 Juniors in the world alongside 10 wildcards. From February 12 until August 21, thes...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the 2022 FIDE Grand Prix. With this victory, he qualified for the 2022 Candidates Tournament along with the event's runner-up GM Richard Rapport. The 2022 FIDE Grand Prix was a series of chess tournaments and part of the w...
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GM Magnus Carlsen won the 2022 Tata Steel Masters Tournament with a score of 9.5/13, which is his record-breaking eighth win at this prestigious tournament. GMs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Richard Rapport both scored 8/13. In the Challengers Tourn...
Chess.com is happy to announce the 2022 Daily Chess Championship is starting on December 31, 2021! This traditional daily chess event is open to all Chess.com members and has a prize fund of $5,000 and a special Daily Chess Champion trophy. Don't ...
The 2022 Puzzle Battle World Championship is a competition for top puzzle experts. A special Chess Played Quick: Puzzle Battle World Championship Qualifier occurred on January 5, which determined the final four players in the field. The main event...
Hey, chess lovers! As the end of 2021 looms, it's now a good time to look back on the penultimate month of the year and see what kept the teams busy last month. One thing that kept us very busy was Players League, but more about that next m...
Titled Tuesday is Chess.com's weekly 11-round Swiss tournament for titled players, occurring twice each Tuesday since February 1, 2022. The events start at 8 a.m. PT/17:00 CET and 1 p.m. PT/22:00 CET. GM Hikaru Nakamura has won the most Ti...
The 2021 FIDE World Championship is about to begin! In just one day, the single most important match of the last three years will start after GM Ian Nepomniachtchi makes his first move to fight for the throne that is currently occupied by GM Magnu...
The 2021 World Rapid & Blitz Championship and Women's Rapid & Blitz Championship are elite events organized by FIDE to determine the best players in fast time controls in the world. The championship gathered national champions and grandmas...
Hey, chess lovers! October was a good month for chess learners; we added a cool new game analysis tool to help you improve after every single game you play! And that's not all! Let's review what happened on the site last month! Web...
The 2021-2022 Bughouse World Championship is a tournament where players will gather to play a series of bughouse matches. The event runs from November 8 through January 2022 and will have a $5,000 prize fund. Here's all the information you need ...
The Netflix sensation Squid Game has been sweeping the world. It's currently the #1 Netflix show in the United States and the Chess.com staff has more than a few fans. You may be asking yourself, "What does Squid Game have to do with chess?" The...
Hey, chess lovers! October is upon us and with that, a chance to pause and review what kept our Product Development, Support, and Fair Play teams hopping last month. Here's a quick look back at September 2021... Web Improving the usability of...
Do you want your event featured on Chess.com, the world's most popular chess website? If you are an event organizer, whether online or over the board, it is now simpler than ever to promote your event using Chess.com. With an Events Page o...
The FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss is a chess tournament that is part of the world championship cycle. The 2021 Grand Swiss ran from October 27-November 8 and determined two candidates for the 2022 world championship. It was won by GM Alireza Firouz...
The 2021 U.S. Chess Championship is a 12-player, 11-round tournament that takes place October 5-19, 2021 in St. Louis to determine the next chess champion of the United States. The 2021 U.S. Women's Championship is being held concurrently with t...
The 2021 FIDE World Women's Team Championship will be held from September 27-October 2, 2021 and broadcast on Chess.com. Broadcast Schedule Teams Format Location Prize Fund Regulations Broadcast You can follow the 2021 Women's Team...
The Arena Kings Season 8 started on September 22 at 10 a.m. PT/19:00 CEST and happens every Wednesday until December 15. In this event, streamers battle in a series of 3|0 blitz arenas to take the Arena King crown and a share of the more than $40,...
Everybody is playing chess online now, and you're wondering how you can start playing too? Good news: it's super easy to start playing chess and having fun (and maybe getting smarter along the way)! Here's what you need to know to join the milli...
Have you ever had your pawn captured as if it had moved only one square, but you had moved it two squares? If so, were you confused and scared? Well, you are not alone. More and more members are contacting our support team with heartbreakin...
Norway Chess is a classical chess tournament held every year since 2013 in Stavanger, Norway. Up until 2019 it was accompanied by a blitz tournament, which was put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic. Norway Chess 2021 ran from September 7-1...
