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How Chess.com's 400-Person Virtual Team Works Together
[NOTE 2: In 2022, we're at 400+ awesome people working at Chess.com!] [NOTE: We hit 100 team members in 2017. At the start of 2021 we have 250+ team members, and it still feels like a close family!] This month we finally hit 100 team members. ...
The 7 Best Chess Moments Of 2019
2019 was a great year for chess. While many chess fans are ready to jump right into 2020 and the world championship drama, let's take a moment on this last day of 2019 to appreciate the best chess had to offer this year. For much of 2019, the ...
My 10 Most Memorable Chess Games Of 2019
The year 2019 was so rich for chess tournaments and exciting games that I decided to make my own list of the top 10 memorable games. It was not easy to choose from hundreds of great games, so chances are that your list would be completely differ...
George Koltanowski's Long Walk
George Koltanowski was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1903. When he was 11 years old he experienced his first taste of horror. Here’s what Kolty wrote about it: In 1914, the Germans marched into Belgium. When they were on the point of reac...
2019 World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships
The 2019 World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships are underway in Moscow. How to watch Dates & schedule Participants Location Prizes Time control How to watch You can follow the games here (women's games here) as part...
Magnus Carlsen's Unfinished Masterpiece
People who followed the 2019 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz will forever remember the last day of this super-tournament. First the live transmission brought us a strange five-move draw played by the world champion, Magnus Carlsen. Then...
Can You Solve Our 2019 Holiday Puzzler?
Your favorite annual chess quiz tradition is back for the 2019 holidays. Enjoy this year's quiz, and see if you can win one of our prizes for a top score. Play the puzzler here. Update, Jan. 13, 2020 with answers and results. Answers: 2....
Do You Know This Rare Chess Fork?
A fork is one of the most important tactical elements in chess. There are dozens of different forks in chess, and I am sure you've seen many of them. Some of the forks are very common. For example, when I attend kids' competitions, I know that I...
What If Caruana Beat Carlsen In 2018?
IM Cyrus Lakdawala contributed to this article. In 2018, the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen, played world number-two Fabiano Caruana for the world championship. Carlsen defeated Caruana in the rapid tiebreak, and successfully defend...
7 Reasons To Play The 2020 Daily Chess Championship
Registration is open for the 2020 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship, which is set to begin at 12 a.m. Pacific on January 1. Each year, the Chess.com Daily Chess Championship has set a new record for the largest tournament we've ever held. ...
Chess.com Lessons vs Improvement: The Stats
Background On January 1, 2018, Chess.com announced a new lessons feature. The Chess.com lessons originally ranged in level from players new to chess (0-400 rating) through advanced (1000-1600 rating). In May of 2018, the site introduced th...
My Crazy Idea To Reduce Draws In Chess
The recent article by Vladimir Kramnik was quite fascinating. We've all had some weird "what if..." questions, like "what if people could fly?" or "what if there were no gravity?" Thanks to Kramnik and AlphaZero, we now see what happens to che...
How To Embed And Share Chess.com Media
Are you looking for an easy way to add chess content to your website, blog, or social media account? Chess.com has a variety of tools you can use to easily embed chess games, puzzles, streams, diagrams, and more! In this short guide, we show you...
How To Avoid Mistakes
How should you avoid the most common mistakes in chess? GM Romain Edouard explains how to stay object and focused, how to make concrete concessions when needed and maintain your fighting spirit! Try The Challenges! Not what you're looking for?&...
19th Century Chess : From Sarratt to Morphy
This began many years ago as an experimental type of entry in the chess.com forums. Originally conceived to be an examination of the development of chess throughout the entire 19th century, since it never garnered the i...
How To Solve A Chess Mystery
Last week, we learned about two friends, Dave and Detective Ron Miller, who were trying to stop a crime by a madman. While we don't know if they managed to solve the maniac's puzzles (I hope they did!), let me show you how they could easily do i...
How Ding Liren Let Me Down
Just like most people who love chess, I have certain favorite players. Notice how many times I've mentioned Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal, Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen in my articles and you'll get an idea of my chess prefer...
More Questions From Chess Players
@Jed1w1zard writes: I am a club-level chess player. I was wondering if you could clear up an issue for me that I have repeatedly been encountering in my games. When I play as White, I typically like to play the London System since it’s a ...
Coach Of The Month: IM Levy Rozman
Chess.com's newest coach of the month is IM Levy Rozman. Rozman is familiar to streaming fans, as his Twitch.tv/gothamchess channel is one of the largest and most successful on Twitch. Rozman brings a unique wit, humor and troll-shaming to the p...
Robson Wins Puzzle Battle World Championship In Thrilling Fashion
On Sunday GM Ray Robson (@spicycaterpillar) defeated untitled upstart Dimitrios Ladopoulos (@jimis98) 9-7 in the finals of the first-ever Puzzle Battle World Championship. In a nail-biter that wasn't decided until the fina...
Can You Solve The Perfect Chess Crime?
"Darn it!" Dave couldn't hide his frustration as the ringing doorbell distracted him from Sam Loyd's chess puzzle. "Whoever is there, please leave." Dave was whispering while still trying to solve the tricky checkmate in two. But the doorbe...
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OK, Boomer: The Best Chess Players Of A Generation
The generational meme wars are heating up as "OK, boomer" (often with the necessary comma omitted) is now a catch-all reply to trump any disagreement between the young and old. This unstoppable meme has made its way across the Internet, all over...
