For the first time, online chess will be part of the world championship cycle. A new "hybrid" format, where chess players play online but in a public place under the supervision of an arbiter, will be allowed for qualification tournaments for the ...
Reigning U.S. chess champion GM Wesley So is now officially a U.S. citizen. The Filipino-born 27-year-old super-grandmaster got his American citizenship on February 26, 2021, at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices in St. Paul/Min...
IM Roberto Junio Brito Molina is the first player to reach the 2021 I'M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship final. Molina defeated IM Lars Oskar Hauge on Wednesday by a score of 14.5-7.5. The other IMSCC semifinals match will be between&...
If you enjoyed playing chess against our virtual personalities like the PogChamps participants or Beth Harmon, we have good news! Chess.com is happy to announce the release of six brand new bots that emulate fan-favorite chess streamers, personali...
The interest in chess from esports organizations continues to grow, as two chess streamers were signed recently. Old school streamer and the host of ChessCoachNet, Frank Johnson, was signed by Premier, and NM James Canty III will be representing N...
GM Vladislav Artemiev won the Titled Tuesday blitz tournament on March 2, his second victory in three weeks and his third overall. This time, the Russian grandmaster was the only player to finish on 10/11. This week's Titled Tuesday tournament h...
ChessKid.com, the scholastic branch of Chess.com, is pleased to announce its first United States national online tournament exclusive for female players. To promote and highlight the continued growth of female scholastic players in the US, Chess...
Palo Alto, Calif., March 1, 2020—Chess.com is pleased to announce a partnership with Chess In Slums-Africa (CIS-A). Chess In Slums is bringing chess, resources, and support to impoverished children in the Nigerian slums of Majidun Ikorodu La...
The Netflix series The Queen's Gambit has won the Golden Globe for best miniseries or television film. Anya Taylor-Joy, who played the main character Beth Harmon, also won the Golden Globe for best actress in a miniseries or television film. ...
The final of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 brought all the excitement—and many charities—with viewers blowing past the original $50,000 goal. Chess.com decided to double its match, which brought the total for charity to over $150...
The video footage does not tell the full story of the controversy around the Firouzja-Wojtaszek game at the 2021 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, says the chief arbiter of the tournament, Pavel Votruba. In an open letter, the Czech arbiter explains hi...
Wild semifinals marked one of the last days of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6. Emerging victorious from the highly anticipated match against Benjyfishy, Rainn Wilson advanced to the championship bracket finals. Neeko narrowly escaped defeat and ...
A fascinating interview with GM Bobby Fischer shortly after he became the world champion in 1972 has recently been posted on YouTube. Apart from sharing his thoughts on the match, Fischer shows remarkable skill at solving the 15 Puzzle. The...
Another exhilarrating day of chess happened as PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 entered its first day of the semifinals. Sardoche won a close match against PogChamps veteran Ludwig, and Michelle Khare stole the show after winning two matches to ad...
GM Levon Aronian will switch federations from Armenia to the United States and will relocate to St. Louis. Earlier today, Aronian announced the news via a statement on social media. "I am sincerely proud to have had the honor of making a si...
In a short, one-match day of PogChamps 3 quarterfinals action, Tubbo defeated CodeMiko in the consolation bracket. He will play Neeko in the consolation bracket semifinal. PogChamps 3 consolation bracket. Make sure to tune into...
GM Vladimir Fedoseev won the Titled Tuesday blitz tournament on February 23, his second victory in the series so far. The Russian grandmaster edged out GM Jeffery Xiong on tiebreak after both had finished on 10/11. This week's Titled Tuesda...
The second day of the quarterfinals of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 left spectators on the edge of their seats as four exciting matches unfolded before their eyes. Rainn Wilson defeated MoistCr1tikal and Ludwig prevailed over Logic in the cham...
The development teams behind the two most successful and influential open-source chess programs, Stockfish and Leela Chess Zero, have issued statements denouncing the commercial program Fat Fritz 2 and the company Chessbase that is selling the pro...
The first day of the quarterfinals of PogChamps 3 brought the highest pressure yet, with win or "go home" stakes. Sardoche got two hard-fought wins against PogChamps vet xQc, while Benjyfishy took out poker legend Daniel Negreanu in the fi...
Grenke Bank won the inaugural FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship on Sunday. The German team, led by GM Georg Meier, defeated top seed SBER (with GM Ian Nepomniachtchi on top board) in the final's second match. How...
The last day of the group stage of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 saw exciting matches happening back to back. Tubbo and MrBeast won their first matches against Michelle Khare and CodeMiko, respectively. Ludwig finally got his revenge on MoistCr...
The FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship is ready for its final day. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and final are to be played on Sunday with GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Anton Korobov still in the competition to help the...
On a four-match day in PogChamps 3, xQc won two of them to complete a perfect group stage as he becomes one of the favorites in the championship bracket. The day peaked at over 100,000 live viewers in the final game. Pokimane showed great form i...
The FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship began on Friday with 288 teams representing some of the biggest corporations in the world. Saturday will see three more rounds in each pool before Sunday's finals. How to watch?The gam...