Swedish GM Axel Smith is preparing for an extraordinary test of mental endurance by playing 49 blindfold games simultaneously, not just in pursuit of a record, but to raise awareness for a climate campaign. On Thursday, May 7, the Swedish grandm...
Stow the provisions, open the sails, and take on the scourge of the seven seas! A parrot, a captain, an Internet pirate, a legend, and a chess master. Can you beat all five bots before they sail into the sunset? Challenge them on the Play Computer...
Head Coach GM Liem Le announced on April 30 that the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) at Webster University is discontinued. It has been one of the most powerful collegiate chess programs in the United States for over a decade, ...
Say hello to your new coach! You can now have the strongest woman in the world and one of chess's most iconic players, GM Judit Polgar, as your virtual coach on Chess.com. Pick Judit as your coach and enjoy her voice and commentary whenever you so...
The 2025 Broadway Cast Recording of Chess, the cult-favorite musical set against a Cold War-era world championship match, has officially dropped on Spotify and other streaming platforms. The show returned to Broadway in New York last fall ...
Grandmasters, a new docuseries featuring GMs Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, and Hans Niemann, along with other top figures in the chess world, will premiere as an Official Selection at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival, with its debut screening sc...
WGM Jennifer Shahade delivers a case for why chess thinking matters far beyond the board in her new book Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life. The two-time U.S. Women's Champion has long been known as one of the ch...
You can now personalize your Chessable training like never before. Curate your repertoire with the very best parts of each course with the new Repertoire feature. Add variations or entire chapters to your own custom course—and then add a per...
In Netflix’s Untold: Chess Mates, GM Hans Niemann reflects on how his life was changed by cheating allegations, while GM Magnus Carlsen offers fresh insight into what sparked one of the most controversial scandals in modern chess. The 74-m...
Two newly-released clips from Netflix’s upcoming Untold: Chess Mates documentary offer glimpses into both sides of the Carlsen vs. Niemann saga, featuring candid reflections from GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann, and Hikaru Nakamura, just da...
Step right up, come one, come all! The Chess.com circus is in town for one month only, putting on chess performances the likes of which you’ve never seen before. Go head-to-head against each entertainer, from the mind-bending Contortionist t...
Chessboxing is taking the world by storm. The appeal is obvious: it's the only sport that allows you to outwit your opponent with tactics and strategy—or just punch them senseless if you fail to do so. With alternating rounds of chess and bo...
IM Polina Shuvalova and CM Aarit Kapil may be worlds apart in age and experience, but both have reached the same milestone: 3000 blitz on Chess.com—Shuvalova as the first woman, and Kapil as the youngest ever. For most Chess.com members, b...
Your friends could already be playing chess—and you might not even know yet! We're excited to introduce a new way for you to find and play with friends on Chess.com. Sync your contacts and connect with your friends with a single tap, so you ...
The North American Corporate Chess League (NACCL) is preparing for its 13th season and will be broadcasted on Chess.com. The NACCL is the largest corporate chess competition in the world and includes some of the world's best-known companies and sm...
Chief Chess Officer IM Danny Rensch hosted this year's first State of Chess on Tuesday. Joined by three special guests during the four-hour broadcast, Danny discussed a wide array of topics, from the Queen of Chess documentary, to trust and s...
Global soccer superstar Erling Haaland has entered the chess world as an investor in Norway Chess, backing the launch of the ambitious new Total Chess World Championship Tour—an elite circuit expected to feature GM Magnus Carlsen. "Chess i...
The State of Chess show returns on March 24, when Chief Chess Officer IM Danny Rensch will once again share updates on Chess.com and the broader chess world. The show is also where you can ask us questions directly and get answers live during the ...
Arsenal and England playmaker Eberechi Eze goes head-to-head against none other than GM Magnus Carlsen in a new ad for clothing brand New Balance. In a surprise twist, the world number-one gets checkmated! The campaign, promoting New Balance&rsq...
Netflix has released the teaser for its upcoming documentary, Untold: Chess Mates, sparking widespread reactions across the chess world less than a month before its full release. The 71-second clip, released on March 10, gives a first preview of...
Chess.com returned to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston last weekend and hosted a packed program that explored chess, AI, and the connection between mental and physical performance. The annual gathering of leading sports execut...
Argentinian prodigy IM Faustino Oro came within one victory of making chess history before losing the final round of the 2026 Aeroflot Open last week. Despite the loss, the youngster ended the tournament with a rating gain and remained positive ab...
Chess.com will return to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston this weekend, once again bringing chess to one of the world’s premier gatherings of sports executives, analysts, and innovators. As...
GM Hikaru Nakamura tops the field in the first Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz, set for July 3–5 at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, United States. The event will bring together some of the world's strongest speed chess...
World number-one Magnus Carlsen is making a surprise early return to classical chess, as he headlines TePe Sigeman Chess 2026 on May 1-7. In Malmo, Sweden, he'll be challenged by some of the world's brightest young stars. Carlsen and 2024 winner...
