Chess only continues to grow, and this year, the game will reach perhaps its largest audience ever when it appears at the 2025 Esports World Cup in Riyadh from July 31 to August 3, with a prize fund of $1.5 million. Lest you thought esports only m...
Does GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave think he’s a genius? Can he reclaim a spot among the world’s elite? And does he feel blitz and rapid chess are as important as classical? In a new episode of Chess.com's popular Lie Detector Chess serie...
Credit for this article goes to Torsten Blass, a professional data analyst who runs The Data Digest, a YouTube channel. You can visit his channel at https://www.youtube.com/@TheDataDigest. Titled Tuesday is always a popular event, and that...
The 2024 prize money figures are in, and it was another big year for the world's best chess players. Just in tournament winnings alone, two players won over a million dollars, six made $400,000—more than the President of the United States!&m...
Which players stood out in 2024? Who delivered the best performances, played the most games, or gained the most rating points? Which events captured chess fans worldwide, and what moments dominated the headlines and on social media? It's time to r...
Your favorite annual chess quiz tradition is back for the 2024 holidays. Play the puzzler by clicking here. Enjoy this year's quiz, and see if you can win one of our prizes for a top score! Update, January 6, with answers and winners: ...
The FIDE World Championship is halfway over and the score is all tied up between World Champion Ding Liren and challenger GM Gukesh Dommaraju. It’s been an exciting match full of risks taken and chances missed. Haven’t seen a game live...
Let me set the scene. You meet somebody new. The topic of hobbies comes up. You tell them you're a chess player. Suddenly, you're met with a deep, unsettling feeling... regret. You know it all too well. You and I both know what's coming. The Inevi...
GM Vidit Gujrathi's friendships, career aspirations, and even his dancing skills were under the spotlight when he was faced with the polygraph and questioned by none other than his good friend, GM Anish Giri. Vidit, one of India's top ...
In a spicy new episode of Chess.com's Lie Detector Chess, Andrea Botez dives into everything from her life as a content creator and competitive chess player, her dating life, her dynamic with her sister, and even candid thoughts on her appearance....
Have you ever wondered how a Chess.com Daily Puzzle is made, and who or what is responsible for sharing a fresh Daily Puzzle each day, serving over one million daily solvers? I’m National Master Dane Mattson, aka @Fischwitsch, and I am the C...
In 1997, the world watched in amazement as the world chess champion, GM Garry Kasparov, lost to IBM's chess-playing supercomputer, Deep Blue, in a high-profile chess match. Now, the most famous "man vs. machine" battle in history—Kasparov vs...
"You guys are not going to see a nastier thing on the chessboard, maybe in your lifetime." That's what GM Aman Hambleton said right after delivering what is, without exaggeration, probably one of the most incredible checkmates the world has ever s...
Chess, lies, and confessions. All were in play as WFM Alexandra Botez took center stage in the latest episode of "Lie Detector Chess." The latest installment of the popular video series was released on YouTube last week. Alexandra's sister Andre...
Today's opening theory is the culmination of hundreds of years of meticulous study by the brightest chess minds and strongest chess engines. It is an extensive and minutious body of work built on the dedication and sacrifice of men and women who h...
If you are a chess player and/or fan, you certainly have some thoughts about the game and your preferences within it. Who is the greatest chess player of all-time? Would you rather play with bishops or with knights? What time controls do you...
Faced with tough questions while hooked up to the polygraph, WFM Anna Cramling was forced to reveal her true feelings about her career path, her grandmaster parents, the dark side of fame... And then she was caught in a lie. After IM Anna Rudolf...
Two of the chess world's most popular Annas, IM Anna Rudolf and WFM Anna Cramling, sat down for a conversation that was anything but ordinary. The twist? They were hooked up to a polygraph. You have seen it before, but we know you'd like to see ...
July 20 is International Chess Day, and few games are played more broadly worldwide than chess. At the last Chess Olympiad in 2022, 186 nations sent more than 1,700 players to compete. Estimates of the number of players globally usually range from...
Some tests are just harder and more nerve-inducing than others. After IM Levy Rozman in January, then GM Magnus Carlsen and GM David Howell in April, this month, it was time to submit GM Hikaru Nakamura to the polygraph. And as if he didn't g...
Do you lose at chess? If you said "no," then let's be honest, you're lying to me and to yourself and need to take a long, hard look in the mirror. If you said "yes," then you're in the right place. My name is Lula, and I'm a professional at lo...
Especially in this era of social media, it seems like everyone's got something to say at almost all times. This has always been true of chess, about which a lot of stuff—some of it more useful than others—has been said. But of all...
Chess.com started 17 years ago, in May 2007—just two years after the first YouTube video was published and the first Reddit thread was created. A lot has changed since then, but one thing remains the same: Chess.com has the most wonderful co...
Chess can sometimes be controversial, but some things about our beloved game are just true. While I may not be the best or most experienced player out there, I dare you to disagree with any of my hot takes: Stalemate Being A Draw Is Awesome C...
