New premium tournament - Daily Open Chess Championship
This is a special tournament for premium members only. It offers the opportunity to test yourself against much higher rated players and gain valuable experience. Click to find out more
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE Series 2 2022 Chess Championships
Series 2 tournaments Limited spaces still available - click to join . . . Under 900 Under 1200 Under 1400 Under 1700 Under 1900 Under 2100 The Masters
You do not have to join our Ukraine tournament to donate
Click to donate on our JustGiving page DONATE More than half of Ukraine's children displaced by war, UNICEF says.One month into the war in Ukraine and 4.3 million children have been displaced . That is more than half the country's estimated 7.5 m...
Check out how the Masters do it
The Masters Tournament is for premium players over 2000. I recommend everyone reviews this game as it is a great learning experience. Cristian Niculescu from Romania is checkmated on move 24 by Erik Abu Kurt Mohlin from Sweden. Click here to REVI...
Under 1600 - checkmate for Batukiseli (Mexico)
So many games end with a resignation but there is beauty in achieving checkmate. See how Batukiseli from Mexico won against Arnopap1 from France and secured his place in round two. See the final positions in the group HERE Black queen captures w...
Under 1200 - round one is almost finished
Argus60 from Canada is hoping to win against Peckers17 from Australia and go through to round 2. With a 15 hour time difference progress is slow but they are on move 49 so expect a result soon. To see the final group positions CLICK HERE
Under 2000 Chess Championship - started!
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Under 1200 - nice win for Robert Rice (USA)
Rrice1291 (Robert Rice) from the USA wins with Qb6 on move 37 with checkmate against iFilippo from Italy. This was an even game, but Robert gained the advantage on move 27 and made Filippo pay.
Rare checkmate in the Under 1800 tournament
Cloghopper 1642 (Grant Harvey) from Thailand wins with a checkmate against Ianosaurus 1781 from the USA. Check out how he did it playing black pawn to B5. Never Be Too Proud Of Who You Are And What Position You Hold Because After A Game Of Ches...
USA v Canada (Not Ice Hockey)
We have all suffered this - but it is always good to see how it is done! Click the following link to see . . . Checkmate In 7 Moves
New Daily Tournaments
We are pleased to offer 6 new Daily tournaments. Played in groups of 5, you will play 8 games at the same time (one as Black, one as White per opponent) at a control of one day per move. Only the top 2 players will advance. Under 1100 - 850 J...
Under 1200 update
Inbar Sapir from New Jersey heads up a group of 5 players who have won all 8 of their first round games. 245 games remain of the 1000 started. The biggest upset so far is Sleepingrainbows (Kate on 716) defeating Duffelbagrell252 (Tyrell on 1159)....
Under 1800 update
Wignifty1 (USA) is the clear leader at this early stage with 6 straight wins. Chollatzkows (Germany), Hion14 (Scotland), Renier66 (Venezuela), ViPauChess (Germany) and Kaa240958 (Russia) are not far behind - with so many games still to go in this...
Under 1600 update
Dmitriy_Borodkin (Scotland) heads up the player standings but Maschan842 (India) and JuanXeneixe12 (Argentina) are in second place with 6 straight wins. PharmD2016 (USA), EvgenyMerkulov (Russia) and Jochak (USA) are all on 4 straight wins – it’s f...
Under 1400 update
Øystein Halse (Norway) heads up the player standings but it is very early in the tournament. NoMerciful (Germany), Vivvekrv (India), Mtabdn (Spain), DJB87 (USA) and Puppy1134 (Belgium) are not far behind. The biggest upset so far has been Gabreal...
Under 1600 Chess Championship - started
I am pleased to announce that the Under 1600 tournament has started. Good luck and I hope you enjoy the tournament. Phil
Under 1400 Chess Championship - started
I am pleased to announce that the Under 1400 tournament has started. This is one of five chess championships, with the Under 1200 started and the Under 1400, 1800 and 2000 soon to follow. Each tournament has the maximum of 250 players and will pr...
Ant rocks in the 1st game of the tournament!
AntRocks218 (Anthony Giovanone) from the USA wins the first game of the tournament in style in 9 moves against StokeyRD from the UK – see how it did it here. StokeyRD recovered his composure after an epic 56 moves and 5 hours to defeat OptomSixSi...
Under 1200 Chess Championship - started
I am pleased to announce that the Under 1200 tournament has started. This is the first of 5 chess championships, with the Under 1400, 1600, 1800 and 2000 soon to follow. Each tournament has the maximum of 250 players and will probably run over 5...
