Get ready! One of the world's most well-loved (and well-hated) openings has arrived at our club for the April Edition of the Opening Roulette! I was about to give you hints like "Bf4", "trendy," "controversial," and ask you to guess, but of ...
The 2024 Candidates Tournament is rapidly approaching, and it could very well be a landmark moment in chess history once all is said and done. Exciting young talents combine with established veterans of the game, with the winner taking on current ...
We are so happy to announce that the one and only Jovanka Houska will be hosting the Early Opening Roulette broadcast today on our YouTube and Twitch channels!!
If you're not already familiar with Jovanka, let me tell you: she's an International...
Hey everyone! We've got some exciting updates about UnTitled Tuesdays!
Imagine this: a Tuesday where you can tune in to watch your favorite players in action, gather some inspiration, and then use that in your tournament. Well, guess what? That ...
Feeling lucky? Join our St. Patrick’s Day Blitz Tournament! We’ll be gifting out prizes to random arena participants and to random twitch chatters - everyone has a chance to win a 2 month FREE Diamond Membership!
Tune in TODAY at 1 ...
Opening Roulette is back! This month's theme? The Caro-Kann. This super-solid structure for Black is a popular response to 1.e4, and is a favorite among some of the biggest names in chess. IM Levy Rozman, GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Viswanathan Anand, a...
Chess.com is excited to announce the launch of Team Chess Battle—a new tournament that brings banter, chat, and great games from some of the best in the business.
What makes this event different? It’s a 2v2 team tournament where the ...
Join us for an exciting event as GM Anish Giri provides live commentary on YOUR games in the upcoming Rapid Opening Roulette Arena! Tune in to the Chess.com Community Twitch Channel for a masterclass on the Sicilian Najdorf with the king of Twitte...
The Super Bowl is coming, with an epic showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs taking place on February 11. And you can play, too!
Maybe you won't find yourself at Allegiant Stadium, but there are plenty of college at...
Opening Roulette, the latest addition to Chess.com's community events line-up, is back in February. This month's theme: The Sicilian Najdorf!
This sharp opening is one of the most popular ways for Black to begin a game, and for good reason. It's...
The 2024 Champions Chess Tour (CCT) is Chess.com's most important event series of the year!
The 2024 Chessable Masters is the first of its four events and determines one of the players who'll make it to the in-person CCT Finals. The event sta...
Monday, January 22:
Early Opening Roulette Arena at 11 am ET / 17:00 CET: https://www.chess.com/play/arena/3156059
Late Opening Roulette Arena at 5 pm ET / 23:00 CET: https://www.chess.com/play/arena/3156060
Monday, January 29:
Early O...
To celebrate the Puzzles World Championship 2024, we're giving away a free Mittens Plushie to the community member with the best reported 3 minute Puzzle Rush score! Additionally, free Diamond Memberships will also be randomly given to participa...
Welcome chess enthusiasts and strategic minds alike to a historic event - Lofi Girl's First Chess Tournament, presented in collaboration with Chess.com! 🏆 Tune into Lofi Girl's new Chess.com curated beats and win some awesome prizes!
These speci...
The 2023 Women’s Speed Chess Championship starts on November 13, promising plenty of fast and furious action for speed chess fans to enjoy. Eight of the game's quickest-thinking women will compete to see who will be crowned as this year's WS...
The Halloween Mystery Banter Blitz tournament returns TOMORROW, October 31 at 12 p.m. ET/17:00 CET/21:30 IST!
Eight strong players compete anonymously in spooky Halloween masks - lose a match and reveal your identity!
Who do you think they are...
It’s time for a special celebration: the Chess.com Community Club has officially hit 10,000 members! To mark this milestone and show our appreciation for all of you, we’re holding a special arena event on Sunday, October 29 at 10 a.m. ...
The State of Chess.com is happening this Thursday!
CCO Danny Rensch goes through upcoming events, updates to play experience, plus a live Q&A session to A all your burning Q’s.
Have a question for Danny? Drop it in the comments below...
Chess.com and GLAAD have announced a partnership for the first ever Spirit Day chess tournament! On Thursday, October 19, there will be two arenas happening in celebration of Spirit Day, sending a message of support for queer youth from the chess ...
October 14 marks the return of The Judit Polgar Global Chess Festival in Budapest, Hungary.
With that comes the #ChessConnectsUs Championship and your chance to qualify for the online championship final! The qualifying tournament will be...
Athletes don't stop competing when their game ends! As Chess.com continues to engage with colleges and universities to bring the game of chess to more and more campuses, we've also found that football players seem to love the rich game of chess as...
It's time to upgrade your chess set-up, and all you have to do is Photoshop Chess.com's very own IM Danny Rensch in the most creative way possible. Jurassic Danny? Evil Danny? Van Gogh's Starry Night, except everything is made of Danny? (Don't do ...
After a valiant (but ultimately unsuccessful) effort to defeat our community in Danny vs Discord, IM Daniel Rensch - Chess.com’s beloved King Of Dad Jokes - is determined to redeem himself. Now, in an all-new event hosted in our Community Cl...
Get ready for a day of intense competition and spellbinding chess moves: it's the Clash Chess Community Day on Chess.com!
This Friday, September 22nd, we'll bring you not one, but two events that will give you the chance to write your name in th...