Even though chess and checkers have the same checkered board, these two games are completely different. Chess is much more complex and therefore it is chess, not checkers, that is frequently used in commercials to underline the depth of a b...
My last article was about how George Koltanowski slowly got better and better as a chess player; first in the early/mid 1920s (boring and slow), and then in 1928 when he embraced dynamics. Though he was a strong player at that point, he was e...
Would you like to represent your homeland in the "Olympics of chess"? The Live Chess World League will soon begin season five on Chess.com with dozens of countries and thousands of players competing from around the globe. The Live Chess W...
The 10th world champion Boris Spassky was married three times, but unfortunately all three marriages ended in divorce. Describing his first marriage, Spassky famously said, "we were like bishops of opposite color." When I saw this catchy phrase ...
Positions with material imbalances are difficult to play, especially for less-experienced chess players. You will never see a positional queen sacrifice or an exchange sacrifice in games played by people rated below 1700 or 1800. At this level, ...
GM Dejan Bojkov is back with a series about how top Grandmasters create counterplay and defend the most difficult looking positions! Try The Challenges! Not what you're looking for? Go back to the video guide. Get Rid Of Annoying Pieces:...
Attending live? Read all the info here Champions Chess Tour LIVE Finals in Oslo ...
[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. ...
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 ...
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 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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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 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?&...
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...
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...
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...
