Happy birthday to GM Hikaru Nakamura! The mega chess star has been entertaining fans online for two decades and counting and his bullet and blitz skills are legendary. He has set the world record for most bullet victories against unique playe...
When we were preparing for the 2018 FIDE World Championship, Chess.com compiled a list of the most exciting world championship matches ever. But what were the best ones? Now that the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship between GM Magnus Carl...
After reading the title of this article, some of you, my dear readers, might think "oh no, not another 'secret' of the Soviet chess school." Indeed, recently we've seen too many similar "revelations." I can vividly see a blurb on one such book whi...
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...
Chess.com's November Coach of the Month is IM Alberto Chueca Forcen! Chueca is a Spanish international master and the creator of the "Chueca Method." Chueca is a FIDE trainer with years of coaching experience. With many success stories highlight...
This guide contains all the information about the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship: details on Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi, schedule, results, and more. GM Magnus Carlsen won four games in the match and drew seven for a final match score of 7.5-3....
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...
What is the best game of chess you've ever played? Do you remember where you were: Was it on Chess.com, or over the board? Was it a tournament game, or a more casual affair? Well, imagine playing a great game on the biggest stage, the FIDE World...
These days only a lazy person doesn't speculate about the year when GM Alireza Firouzja will become the World Champion. Indeed, it is very difficult for me to imagine what kind of an event could prevent the current world #4 (he actually hit the #3...
It is amazing how all contemporary world champions were born somewhere on the outskirts of the giant empire rather than in its greatest cities and chess centers, such as Moscow or Leningrad. GM Anatoly Karpov was born in Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk obla...
The 2021 FIDE World Championship title match between GMs Magnus Carlsen and Ian "Nepo" Nepomniachtchi promises to excite fans of the game in advance. Like all major sporting clashes, there are a number of easy angles for spectators and pundits to ...
Enjoy your weekend and rest up, for next Monday it will once again be time for Chess.com's premier blitz event: the Main Event of the Speed Chess Championship presented by Coinbase. The tournament begins with the November 8 matchup between GMs Ani...
Throughout our entire lives, we keep looking for the best. The best colleges, best workplaces, best vacation spots, etc. The list is endless. Of course, in our chess universe we also follow this same trend and search for the best games and best pl...
Just as with everything else—hopefully—we learn more and more about chess as the years go by. Opening theory gets consistently deeper, tablebases have solved endgames with up to seven pieces on the board, and computers teach us more th...
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...
Written by IM Cyrus Lakdawala Chess compositions (also referred to as studies or problems) are not positions from real games, but instead are composed or created chess positions or puzzles. There is a large network of players who compose these s...
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...
How will you react if GM Ian Nepomniachtchi defeats GM Magnus Carlsen and becomes the next world champion of chess? Will you have seen it coming, or would it be one of the biggest upsets in world chess championship history? How to watch the 2021...
As we all know, Hamlet's famous question "to be or not to be?" essentially meant "to live or not to live?" In chess, when you're deciding whether to castle or not to castle your king, in many cases you are choosing between the life and death of yo...
Over the past year and a half, chess competitions have been held almost exclusively online and the game has grown tremendously in popularity. With over-the-board (OTB) events returning, many players are wondering how they should prepare for playin...
Chess.com's September Coach of the Month is WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili! Tsatsalashvili is no stranger to those who enjoy a good chess stream. She's not only running her own Twitch channel, but she's also a regular commentator of events such as Arena ...
The updated standings and leaderboard information for Arena Kings Season 8 are below. You can read the season 8 announcement and rules for complete details. Live Bracket and Pairings: This is updated 2-3 minutes after the end of the arenas. If...
Only 22 players in the history of chess have held the official title of world champion, 18 of which held the "classical" title. With rare exceptions, the classical champion has been decided in a match between the sitting champion and a challenger....
Some questions are too complex and beyond our understanding as human beings for us to answer. Why are we here? Where have we come from? Where are we going? Another great question that no one can truly answer is: "Who will win the 2021 World ...
