This year, we have launched a new initiative at Chess.com that I'm really excited about—the 2025 Chess Improvement Challenge! Over 25,000 people have signed up and set goals for their improvement in 2025. I'm excited to see what the communit...
Maghsoodloo Leads Grand Swiss As Gukesh Loses 2nd Game In A Row Colin_McGourty Updated: Sep 10, 2025, 3:45 PM|43|Chess Event Coverage GM Parham Maghsoodloo drew against GM Arjun Erigaisi to remain sole leader of the 2025 FIDE ...
Carlsen Takes Titled Tuesday In Final Round Triumph Over Nakamura NathanielGreen Updated: Sep 10, 2025, 6:49 PM|17|Chess Event CoverageGM Magnus Carlsen won Titled Tuesday by a full point on September 9, but don't let the final mar...
3 Check Chess If you want to play chess in a fun and new way, 3 Check might be just what you need. Read this article to find out more about this thrilling way of playing chess! What Is 3 Check ChessHow To Play 3 Check Chess On Chess.comConc...
How to Play Chess: 7 Rules To Get You Started CHESS.com Updated: Jun 10, 2025, 7:06 PM|871|For Beginners It's never too late to learn how to play chess—the most popular game in the world! Learning the rules of chess is e...
Wesley Barbossa So is a Filipino and American chess grandmaster, a three-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the first World Fischer Random Chess Champion. He is also a three-time Philippine Chess Champion. WikipediaBorn: 9 October 1993 (age 31 years), ...
Levon Grigori Aronian is an Armenian chess grandmaster who has represented the United States since 2021. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster in 2000, at the age of 17. He is a former world rapid and blitz champion. WikipediaBorn: 6...
Vincent Keymer is a German chess grandmaster. He was the No.1 in the FIDE World Chess Ratings for Juniors in January 2024. WikipediaBorn: 15 November 2004 (age 20 years), Mainz, GermanyParents: Christof KeymerEducation: Lycée de Nieder-Olm ...
Alireza Firouzja is an Iranian and French chess grandmaster. Firouzja is the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2800, beating the previous record set by Magnus Carlsen by more than five months.WikipediaBorn: 18 June 2003 (age 22 ye...
Fabiano Luigi Caruana is an Italian and American chess grandmaster who is the reigning four-time United States Chess Champion. With a peak rating of 2844, Caruana is the third-highest-rated player in history. Born in Miami to Italian parents, Caru...
Arjun Kumar Erigaisi is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days. WikipediaBorn: 3 September 2003 (age 22 years), Warangal districtFIDE rating: 2771 (September 2025...
Vaishali Rameshbabu is an Indian chess grandmaster. She emerged victorious in the Women's Grand Swiss 2023, securing qualification for the Women's Candidates 2024. She won the bronze medal at Women's World Blitz Chess Championship 2024. She is the...
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, Praggnanandhaa placed second in the 2023 Chess World Cup, and is the only Indian to have won the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after Viswanathan Anand. WikipediaBorn: 10 Augu...
Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster. Anand is a five-time World Chess Champion, a two-time World Rapid Chess Champion, a two-time Chess World Cup Champion, a World Blitz Chess Cup Champion and six-time Chess Oscar Winner. Wiki...
Gukesh Dommaraju is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed world champion, the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2750, doing so at the age of 17, and t...
For learning chess, you have several options including online platforms and in-person coaching. Here's a summary: Online platformsChess.com: Offers interactive lessons for various skill levels (beginner to advanced), puzzles, and opport...
The most effective way to win at chess is by focusing on fundamental strategic principles: control the center, develop your pieces quickly and actively, ensure king safety through castling, coordinate an attack on the opponent's king, and anticipa...
Hikaru Nakamura wins with White by employing aggressive, tactic-focused play, often using aggressive openings to seize the initiative, but also leveraging his deep understanding of drawing lines to catch opponents unprepared, and a deep calculatio...
How To Set Up A Chessboard CHESScom Updated: Nov 1, 2024, 3:13 AM|326|For Beginners If you have a chess set and want to start a game, the first thing you need to do is get the board set up correctly. Lay out the light square...
Chess Federations On Chess.com CHESScom Updated: Sep 30, 2024, 10:14 PM|237|OtherChess federations are the pillars of in-person chess throughout the world. They rate chess events, organize national championships, represent their na...
The Rook Pawn in the Endgame: Ally or Traitor? FMAjedrezdeSilicio Aug 31, 2025, 7:23 PM|12In the complex universe of endgames, the rook pawn occupies a contradictory place. Its geometric limitation is evident: being confined to the...
Loser's POV: James Mason (1880-1889) Steakanator Aug 28, 2025, 11:42 AM|8As expected, the winner of our previous vote (see here) was the person who played in a World Championship match, not the person who didn't. Isidor Gunsberg th...
https://www.chess.com/blog/ChessImprovementGuide/how-magnus-carlsen-wins-with-white Greetings everyone! After a lengthy hiatus spanning 2.5 years without writing, I am happy to return with my first blog as a grandmaster. Despite my protracted ab...
Dear chess friends, I am looking for three new private students rated 2000+ FIDE! As part of this launch, I have released a free 1-hour training video, where I present some of my material specifically tailored for 2000+ FIDE players. Enj...
I'm very excited to be reviewing the SenseRobot Chess - this is a very very cool chess robot from a manufacturer in China that makes use of a very high quality robot arm and gripper (the soft, barely audible motor whirl is... 😚🤌), and AI vision us...
