From the very origin of our beautiful game to the current global online chess phenomenon, India has contributed significantly to the world of chess. Historical records show that the 8x8 chessboard dates from the days of Mahabharata and Ramayana. B...
Generations of American players have contributed significantly to the game of chess. As they have inspired schools of thought, developed creative approaches for all phases of the game, and achieved brilliant wins while enduring difficult losses, t...
GM Paul Keres is undeniably one of the greatest players of all time, a renowned chess writer, and one of a handful of grandmasters inevitably discussed whenever we speak of that hallowed company that came ever so close to winning the coveted title...
March 15, 1921 in Havana, Cuba—it was like looking into a mirror for Emanuel Lasker. His opponent opened with 1.d4 and he replied with 1...d5. Exactly 27 years prior, it was the 25-year-old Lasker who had White, facing 58-year-old Wilhelm St...
Tactics continue to decide the fate of the participants of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6. Those who failed to spot tactical shots were sent home by their opponents. Rainn Wilson vs. MoistCr1tikal Ludwig vs. Logic Neeko vs. Rubius Pokimane ...
The first day of matches in the champions bracket of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 was an exciting one, with two of the strongest players in the tournament advancing to the semifinals. xQc vs. Sardoche Benjyfishy vs. Daniel Negreanu xQc...
Tactics made all the difference on the eighth day of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6. Commentator WFM Alexandra Botez pointed out that Tubbo had been grinding in puzzles, and it showed. MoistCr1tikal's coach GM Daniel Naroditsky said that Char...
The seventh day of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 brought us four different matches. Pokimane, xQc, and Logic impressed with their improvement, surprising the audience once more. Pokimane vs. Rubius Daniel Negreanu vs. xQc Rainn Wilson vs. L...
On the sixth day of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6, we saw the performance of a few of the best players in the tournament. Once more, the most tactically skilled players came out on top. Notably, the battle between Benjyfishy and Sardoche is pro...
The fifth day of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 brought us another set of thrilling matches. The underdogs were determined to not make their opponents' lives easy, but eventually the higher-rated players prevailed. Michelle Khare vs. Logic Mr...
PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 continues to surprise us as we see the level of the players getting better by the day. Participants like MoistCr1TiKaL and Ludwig are showing impressive chess growth since the inaugural edition of PogChamps. Seeing...
PogChamps 3 presented by Grip6 is here, and it's already breaking viewership records. I mean, who doesn't enjoy watching their favorite streamers playing chess that we mortals can actually understand? Besides being a lot of fun, PogChamps c...
I met GM Karen Asrian during the 1995 Armenian Championship. Back then, Karen was 15, but his advanced endgame skills and positional understanding were already deeply impressive. Evidently, a new talented player was coming up. Indeed, in the next ...
There was an era, a time now frozen in memory, when it seemed like every single time I opened a chess magazine, there was GM Leonid Stein winning a tournament, or he was the subject of a column in a chess newspaper. From the late 1960s to the...
You will find updated results for Arena Kings season 6 here: Arena Kings Season 6 press release and announcement. Some small notes and reminders: we did not enforce the requirement for being a Twitch Affiliate in Week 1. Starting with Week ...
Chess.com is excited to announce the winners of the 2020 Chess.com Awards. These awards are an opportunity for the Chess.com community to recognize and celebrate some of the great games, players, creators, moves, and more from 2020. The awards a...
In the past few years, I wrote a biography of the seventh world champion, Vasily Smyslov. The first volume, focused on the beginning of his chess career, is now available. I have analyzed hundreds of Smyslov’s games and tracked every step ...
The first Capablanca book that I read was "My Chess Career." In the very first pages, I could see that it was completely different from any chess book that I read before. It was almost like an advertisement where every single sentence was screamin...
There's no doubt about it: "The Queen's Gambit" is a huge hit. With incredible performances by the actors, beautiful sets, and a well-constructed plot, it's no wonder the miniseries is so successful. With 68 million households watching the show in...
For an average beginner, the road to a rating in the range of 1400-1600 is pretty straightforward. Learn as many tactical patterns as possible, get yourself familiar with some basic opening principles, and you are there! Notice, I said that the ro...
Today, World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen turns 30 years old! The Norwegian super-talent is well on his way to being nearly universally deemed the greatest chess player of all time. He is considered so by many already. Carlsen is renowned for h...
Endgames. The word, alone, may conjure up feelings of happiness, dread, or even despair for many chess players. Some adore the endgame while others despise it. There is a grain of truth in the old Soviet saying that amateur chess players "play t...
Let's face it. As chess players, we don't have the best rep regarding social skills. No one has ever said, "You know what this party needs? More chess players!" I get it. There's a certain stereotype attached to people like us. On the bright sid...
Over the past few weeks “The Queen’s Gambit” has taken the world by storm. The story of a young girl, Beth Harmon, who escapes the difficult childhood thanks to her immense chess talent and beats the best men in their game has ca...
